▁world , ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁from ▁Constantin ople , ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire . ▁▁ ▁Arab ia ▁▁ ▁Muhammad , ▁Islam ic ▁proph et , ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁Me cca ▁( today ' s ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ). ▁His ▁father ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁Abd ▁al ▁M utt al ib ▁dies ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁birth , ▁so ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁A min ah ▁b int ▁W ah b ▁are ▁protected ▁by ▁Muhammad ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Abd ul ▁M utt al ib ▁who ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁his ▁tribe ▁the ▁Q ur ay sh . ▁▁ ▁Ab ra ha , ▁P agan ▁r uler ▁of ▁coast al ▁Y emen , ▁who ▁was ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁kingdom ▁in ▁A by ss in ia , ▁begins ▁a ▁military ▁expedition ▁in ▁Arab ia ▁against ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁pag an ▁Q ur ay sh ▁of ▁Me cca , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁Ele ph ant . ▁▁ ▁By ▁topic ▁▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁A ▁lim estone ▁statue ▁of ▁Bod dh is att va ▁is ▁created ▁in ▁Hen an ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mention ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁Spe ar ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁ ▁The ▁Jews ▁of ▁Cl erm ont - F err and ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁Ele ph ant , ▁according ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁tradition . ▁ ▁B