“وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ ”
Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and Messengers have passed away before him.
Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and Messengers have passed away before him.
About Muhammad
Who is Muhammed (Peace be Upon Him)?
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the founder of the religion of Islam, the proclaimer of the Quran (the recitation), and is considered by Muslims to be the final prophet and messenger sent by almighty God (Allah) intended to guide humanity to the return to the primordial faith of Abraham (pbuh) and the unadulterated worship of our creator. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spread a message to set an example for humanity and showcase a perfect attainment of compassion, mercy, honesty, truthfulness, justice, and upmost righteous behavior in a timeless and applicable manner. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a human being far removed from the evil and sinful tendencies of man, who strove solely for the sake of God (Allah) and the promised reward in the afterlife. Muhammad (pbuh) practiced the message that he preached and led a revolution of political thought, economic reformation, and spiritual guidance for over a billion people in the world today. Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) name derives from the Arabic verb ha-ma-da, which means “to praise, to glorify.”
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the founder of the religion of Islam, the proclaimer of the Quran (the recitation), and is considered by Muslims to be the final prophet and messenger sent by almighty God (Allah) intended to guide humanity to the return to the primordial faith of Abraham (pbuh) and the unadulterated worship of our creator. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spread a message to set an example for humanity and showcase a perfect attainment of compassion, mercy, honesty, truthfulness, justice, and upmost righteous behavior in a timeless and applicable manner. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a human being far removed from the evil and sinful tendencies of man, who strove solely for the sake of God (Allah) and the promised reward in the afterlife. Muhammad (pbuh) practiced the message that he preached and led a revolution of political thought, economic reformation, and spiritual guidance for over a billion people in the world today. Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) name derives from the Arabic verb ha-ma-da, which means “to praise, to glorify.”
Biography
He was born in the city of Makkah, a mountain town in the desert plateau of western Arabia, in the year 570 AC. He was the first and only son of Abd Allah bin Al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father had died before his birth, so he was raised by his mother Amina until her death when was 5 or 6 years old. His mother had previously entrusted Muhammad (pbuh) a wet nurse named Halima from the nomadic tribe of Sa’d ibn Bakr, and shortly after his mother’s death, Hamila had placed him in the protection of his paternal grandfather, Abdul Al-Muttalib. Abdul Al-Muttalib was one of the most revered leaders of the tribe of Quraysh and controlled important pilgrimage concessions and had frequently presided over Mecca’s Council of Elders. In this man’s care, Muhammad who was illiterate (unable to read or write) learned the fundamentals of statecraft and his societal structure. His grandfather’s died in the year 578 AC.
Muhammad (pbuh) who was then eight years old was passed into the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib and remained under his protection for many years thereafter. Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) worked as a shepherd to help pay his keep and support himself and his uncle. Makkah was also a prosperous trading center that Muhammad (pbuh) had accompanied Abu Talib in merchant expeditions and supply trading caravans in Makkah and within the Arabian Peninsula. Merchants and traders venerated Muhammad’s (pbuh) level of character and goodness that he was nicknamed as-Saadiq (the truthful one) and al-Amin (the honest). Muhammad (pbuh) continued and had become well-known because of his truthful, honest, and sincere nature.
While his early twenties, Muhammad (pbuh) entered the service of Khadija bint Khawalayd, a widower merchant and distant cousin. Impressed by Muhammad’s honesty and character, Khadija proposed marriage in 595 AC. Muhammad (pbuh) was twenty-five years old and Khadija was nearly forty years old. In time, they shared six children together; two sons who both died in infancy, and four daughters.
During the lifetime of the prophet (pbuh) Makkah had grown into a thriving community based on its ideal location as a trading hub and a pilgrimage site for paganism, polytheism, and traditional idolatry. Most of the residents within Makkah were ignorant of science, illiterate, and embodied materialism. The rich, the powerful, and the elite oppressed the poor and the orphans, and slavery was quite common. Muhammad (pbuh) was very religious and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society. He began making long retreats to a mountain cave at Mount Hira outside of Makkah where he fasted and meditated for weeks at a time. On one night, known as Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Power), when Muhammad was 40 years old, he had been visited by the angel Jibreel (Gabriel) and received the beginning of the Quran, the final revelation of God (Allah) to mankind. Over the next 23 years, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) proclaimed the revelation he received directly and established the fundamental core beliefs, actions and practice, and precepts of the true religion of God (Allah). Eventually, Makkah became a the cultural hub of a god-conscious community of over a billion people who strive for goodness, justice, and the extolling of the one, true God: Allah, the most merciful and the most compassionate.
Muhammad (pbuh) who was then eight years old was passed into the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib and remained under his protection for many years thereafter. Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) worked as a shepherd to help pay his keep and support himself and his uncle. Makkah was also a prosperous trading center that Muhammad (pbuh) had accompanied Abu Talib in merchant expeditions and supply trading caravans in Makkah and within the Arabian Peninsula. Merchants and traders venerated Muhammad’s (pbuh) level of character and goodness that he was nicknamed as-Saadiq (the truthful one) and al-Amin (the honest). Muhammad (pbuh) continued and had become well-known because of his truthful, honest, and sincere nature.
While his early twenties, Muhammad (pbuh) entered the service of Khadija bint Khawalayd, a widower merchant and distant cousin. Impressed by Muhammad’s honesty and character, Khadija proposed marriage in 595 AC. Muhammad (pbuh) was twenty-five years old and Khadija was nearly forty years old. In time, they shared six children together; two sons who both died in infancy, and four daughters.
During the lifetime of the prophet (pbuh) Makkah had grown into a thriving community based on its ideal location as a trading hub and a pilgrimage site for paganism, polytheism, and traditional idolatry. Most of the residents within Makkah were ignorant of science, illiterate, and embodied materialism. The rich, the powerful, and the elite oppressed the poor and the orphans, and slavery was quite common. Muhammad (pbuh) was very religious and he had long detested the decadence and idolatry of his society. He began making long retreats to a mountain cave at Mount Hira outside of Makkah where he fasted and meditated for weeks at a time. On one night, known as Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Power), when Muhammad was 40 years old, he had been visited by the angel Jibreel (Gabriel) and received the beginning of the Quran, the final revelation of God (Allah) to mankind. Over the next 23 years, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) proclaimed the revelation he received directly and established the fundamental core beliefs, actions and practice, and precepts of the true religion of God (Allah). Eventually, Makkah became a the cultural hub of a god-conscious community of over a billion people who strive for goodness, justice, and the extolling of the one, true God: Allah, the most merciful and the most compassionate.