ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn

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ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn is the Arabic name for the “Year of Sorrow,” the period in early Islamic history marked by the deaths of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife Khadīja and his uncle Abū Ṭālib.

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instanceOf Islamic term
event in early Islamic history
historical period
alsoKnownAs Year of Sorrow NERFINISHED
ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn (Year of Sorrow) NERFINISHED
appliesTo life of the Prophet Muhammad
approximateGregorianYear 619 CE
approximateIslamicYear 10 BH
associatedWithPerson Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib NERFINISHED
Khadīja bint Khuwaylid NERFINISHED
Muhammad NERFINISHED
category Events in the life of Muhammad
Islamic terminology
causeOfGrief loss of Muhammad’s first wife and closest companion
loss of Muhammad’s main protector in Mecca
causeOfName intense grief of Muhammad
chronologicalPositionInSīra late Meccan period
etymology Arabic ʿām (year) + al-ḥuzn (sorrow, grief)
followedBy Hijra to Medina NERFINISHED
event of al-Isrāʾ wa-l-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension) NERFINISHED
pledges of al-ʿAqaba
hasKeyEvent death of Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
death of Khadīja bint Khuwaylid
hasTheme perseverance
suffering
trust in God (tawakkul)
impactOnMuhammad deep personal sorrow
increased vulnerability to Quraysh opposition
loss of tribal protection
label ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn NERFINISHED
languageOfName Arabic
locatedInTimeRelativeToHijra before Hijra to Medina
mentionedBySource Ibn Hishām NERFINISHED
Ibn Isḥāq NERFINISHED
al-Ṭabarī NERFINISHED
mentionedIn classical sīra literature
place Mecca NERFINISHED
precededBy years of social and economic boycott of Banū Hāshim
religiousContext Islam
script Arabic script
theologicalSignificance period of trial and patience
usedAsExampleOf prophetic patience in adversity
usedIn Islamic preaching and lessons
writingDirection right-to-left

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Year of Sorrow hasNameInArabic ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn