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The exact year of the Prophet's (s) birth is not known. [[Ibn Hisham]] and some others have written that it was in [['Am al-fil]] (literally, "the year of the elephant"), the year in which [[Abraha al-Ashram]] and his elephants attempted to destroy the [[Ka'ba]]. But this does not help much, since it cannot be said for certain what year ''the year of the elephant'' was. However, taking into consideration that the Prophet's (s) demise was in [[632]] CE and that he was | The exact year of the Prophet's (s) birth is not known. [[Ibn Hisham]] and some others have written that it was in [['Am al-fil]] (literally, "the year of the elephant"), the year in which [[Abraha al-Ashram]] and his elephants attempted to destroy the [[Ka'ba]]. But this does not help much, since it cannot be said for certain what year ''the year of the elephant'' was. However, taking into consideration that the Prophet's (s) demise was in [[632]] CE and that he was sixty-three years old at the time of his demise, the year of his birth must have been either [[569]] or [[570]] CE.<ref>Shahīdī, ''Tārīkh-i taḥlīlī-yi Islām'', p. 38.</ref> | ||
The date of his birth is [[Rabi' I 17]]th according to the majority of [[Shi'a]] scholars, and [[Rabi' I 12]]th according to [[Sunni|Sunnis]].<ref>Āyatī, ''Tārīkh-i payāmbar-i Islām'', p. 43.</ref> | The date of his birth is [[Rabi' I 17]]th according to the majority of [[Shi'a]] scholars, and [[Rabi' I 12]]th according to [[Sunni|Sunnis]].<ref>Āyatī, ''Tārīkh-i payāmbar-i Islām'', p. 43.</ref> | ||