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AD 570?--632, Arab prophet, founder of Islam. His teaching started in Mecca in 610 but he was forced to flee to Medina in 622. He eventually succeeded in establishing the principles of Islam over all Arabia.

Muhammad

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Arab prophet and religious leader who founded Islam . He was born in Mecca . At the age of 25 he began working as a trading agent for Khadijah, a wealthy widow of 40, whom he married. For 25 years, she was his closest companion and gave birth to several children. Only one brought him descendants - his daughter Fatima , who married his cousin, Ali . In c .610, Muhammad claimed to have had a vision while meditating alone in a cave on Mount Hira. A voice three times commanded him to 'recite', and he felt his body compressed until he could hardly breathe. Then he heard the words of the first of many revelations that came to him in several similar visions over the next two decades. Muhammad's followers believe that they were passed to Muhammad from Allah or God through the angel Gabriel. At the core of this religion was the doctrine that there is no God but Allah and His followers must submit to Him - the word islam means 'submission'. Muhammad gained followers but also many enemies in…
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Courtyard of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria.
This chapter tells the remarkable story of the Prophet, from penniless orphan to ruler of Madinah and all Arabia. The Prophet Muhammad was a man specially selected by God to communicate His messages to humanity. For the 23 years of his mission he lived in almost continuous prayer, guided day by day…
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Also known as: Abū al-Qāsim; Mahomet; Mohammad; Mohammed; Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ’Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hāshim; Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (b. 570–d. 632) Arab prophet and founder of Islam Muhammad was born in Mecca to the Hashim branch of the major Qureish tribe. He was raised in…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Islam
Also known as: Abū al-Qāsim; Mahomet; Mohammad; Mohammed; Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hāshim; Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (b. 570–d. 632) Arab prophet and founder of Islam Recognized as both a prophet and a statesman, Muhammad delivered the Quran to the people of…
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From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Mohammed c.570-c.632 Arab prophet, and founder of Islam Muhammad was the son of Abdallâh, a poor merchant of the powerful tribe of Quaraysh, hereditary guardians of the shrine in Mecca. He was orphaned at six, and brought up by his grandfather and uncle, Abu Tâlib, who trained him to be a merchant. …
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Islam began, not among nomads, but among city-dwellers engaged in commercial enterprises. Towards the end of the 6th century ce, the merchants of Mecca gained a monopoly of the trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean that passed along the west coast of Arabia by camel caravan. Mecca had…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Arab prophet and religious leader who founded Islam . He was born in Mecca . At the age of 25 he began working as a trading agent for Khadijah, a wealthy widow of 40, whom he married. For 25 years, she was his closest companion and gave birth to several children. Only one brought him descendants - …
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(b. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—d. June 8, 632, Medina) Muhammad was the founder of the religion of Islam and is accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the prophets of God. The sources for the study of Muhammad are multifarious and include, first and foremost, the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
The Prophet’s Mosque, site of the tomb of...
(born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia—died June 8, 632, Medina) Arab prophet who established the religion of Islam . The son of a merchant of the ruling tribe, he was orphaned at age six. He married a rich widow, Khadījah, with whom he had six children, including Fāṭimah, a daughter. According to tradition, …
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From Encyclopedia of American Religious History
As leader of the Nation of Islam in the United...
Also known as: Elijah (Robert) Poole; Elijah Mohammed; Elijah Poole; Robert Poole (b. 1897–d. 1975) Nation of Islam leader The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI) , the Black Muslims, for 41 years, was born near Sandersville, Georgia, on October 7, 1897, as Elijah (Robert, …
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Also known as: Mehmed Ali; Mehmet Ali; Muhammad Ali Pasha (b. 1769–d. 1849) Ottoman viceroy and pasha of Egypt An Ottoman janissary of Albanian origin, Muhammad Ali became the founder of modern Egypt. Following the Napoleonic invasion and short-lived British occupation of Egypt, Muhammad Ali and a…
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