Who Was Alive

Were Isidore of Seville and Muhammad alive at the same time?

Yes. Isidore of Seville and Muhammad were alive at the same time for 61 years, from AD 571 to AD 632.

Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville

Scholar and bishop

Born c. AD 560 · died 4 April AD 636

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

Born 20 April AD 571 · died 8 June AD 632, aged 61

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Isidore of Seville, c. AD 560 – AD 636
  3. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  4. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Isidore of Seville and Muhammad in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Isidore of Seville and Muhammad were born

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