Who Was Alive

Were Muhammad and Khalid ibn al-Walid alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammad and Khalid ibn al-Walid were alive at the same time for 45 or 46 years, from AD 586 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 14 or 15 when Khalid ibn al-Walid was born.

Khalid ibn al-Walid was 45 or 46 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

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

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Military leader

Born AD 586 · died 19 August AD 642, aged 55 or 56

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  5. Khalid ibn al-Walid, AD 586 – AD 642
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Muhammad and Khalid ibn al-Walid 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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Events both lived through

  • The Hijrah AD 622Muhammad was 51; Khalid ibn al-Walid was 35 or 36
  • Battle of Badr AD 624Muhammad was 52; Khalid ibn al-Walid was 37 or 38

Where Muhammad and Khalid ibn al-Walid were born

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