Muhammad

Muhammad is the founder of the Islam religion; born in 570, he lived a normal life. As he grew up, he became known to be truthful, honest, trustworthy, generous, and sincere. At the age of forty, Muhammad  received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are collectively known as the Quran. As soon as he began to recite the Quran and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he and his small group of followers suffered persecution from unbelievers. The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God gave them the command to emigrate. This emigration from Mecca to the city of Madinah, some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. Some years after, Muhammad and his followers were allowed to return to Mecca, where they forgave the people who persecuted them. Before Muhammad died, the greater area of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to Islam. One the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the truth and clarity of its doctrine. Islam calls for faith in only one God, who is the only one worthy of worship. 

The Prophet Muhammad  was a perfect example of an honest, just, merciful, compassionate, truthful, and brave human being. Though he was a man, he was far removed from all evil characteristics that mankind had created.   



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