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About Prophet Muhammad:
Born Muhammad ibn `Abdu'llah ibn `Abdu'l-Muttalib, he is said to have initially been a merchant who traveled widely. Muhammad often retreated to the mountains outside Mecca, for prayer and contemplation. Muslims believe that in 610, at about the age of forty, while praying in one of these mountain caves called Hira, he was visited by the Angel Gabriel, who commanded him to memorize and recite the verses sent by God. These verses were later collected as part of the Qur'an (which was revealed to him over a period of about 23 years until his death).
He expanded his mission as a prophet, publicly preaching strict monotheism and warning of a Day of Judgment when all humans shall be held responsible for their deeds. He did not completely reject Judaism and Christianity, two other monotheistic faiths known to the Arabs, but said that he had been sent by God in order to complete and perfect those teachings.
Many in Mecca resented his preaching and persecuted him and his followers. Eventually, in 622, he was forced to emigrate from Mecca in a journey known to Muslims as the Hijra (the Migration). He settled in Yathrib (now known as Medina) with his followers, where he was the leader of the first avowedly Muslim community.
War between factions in Mecca and Medina followed, in which Muhammad and his followers were victorious. They had in great part achieved their victory by building a tribal coalition. After the conquest of Mecca, the coalition was extended. By the time of Muhammad's death, he had unified much of Arabia under his rule, and launched military expeditions to the north, towards Syria and Palestine.
Under Muhammad's immediate successors, the Islamic empire expanded into Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, North Africa, and Iberia. Later conquests, commercial contact between Muslims and non-Muslims, and missionary activity spread Islam over much of the Eastern Hemisphere, spreading Islam into China and Southeast Asia.
For more info:
- Anwary-islam.com / prophet-story
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