The Hijra was also the beginning of the Islamic calendar. This movement from Mecca to Medina is called the Hijrah. They agreed, and many of his followers went to Medina.

They welcomed him into their city, and Muhammad wanted them to convert to Islam.

He is seen as an example for all Muslims to follow.Īfter Muhammad finished in Mecca, he took his message to Medina, where some people learned about him and his followers. He is believed to be a descendant of Ishmael, a son of Abraham, and the last of all prophets ( the seal of the prophets). After reaching Medina with Abu Bakr, the Medinian Muslims helped Muhammad and made a mosque there. While Muhammad was migrating towards Medina, he came across Taif and preached there where polytheists threw stones, causing Muhammad to bleed and almost collapse. He was attacked with stones, ridiculed while praying and eventually forced to leave his hometown Mecca. The polytheists boycotted Muhammad for three years, in which Muhammad could barely eat or drink. He started preaching monotheism publicly where he received opposition from the Meccan polytheists. Initially, Muhammad preached these revelations to his close friends and family. In 610, at the age of forty, while Muhammad was prostrating, he reportedly met Gabriel and received the first revelation of the Quran.

In young life, Muhammad accompanied his uncle Abu Talib on trade journeys. At the age of six, his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib took care of him, though he died just two years later. Muslims and Baha'is believe he was a messenger and a prophet of Allah ( God).īorn in Mecca, Muhammad's parents died in his childhood and he grew as an orphan. 570 – 8 June 632) was the founder of Islam. Muḥammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn ' Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Qusai ibn Kilab Family tree of Muhammad, Ahl al-Bayt ('Family of the House')

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