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=Muhammad, The prophet of Islam=

Muhammad's Background
Muhammad had a powerful Meccan family. He was orphaned at age six,and he was then raised by his grandfather and uncle. He did not have a big education, and he started working in the caravan trade when he was young. At age 25 he became a trader and business manager for Khadijah a wealthy business women at the age of 40. Later Muhammad and Khadijah got married. It was a good marriage and a good business partnership.

Khadijah, the wife of Muhammad, age 40

Revelations
Muhammad was greatly interestedly religion and often spent time alone in prayer and meditation. when he was 40, his life changed overnight when he thought a voice called him while he meditated in a cave outside of Mecca. According to muslim belief, the voice was the angel Gabriel who told Muhammad that he was a messenger of Allah. After much soul searching, Muhammad believed that Allah spoke to him through Gabriel. He began to teach that Allah was the one and the only god. and that all other gods should be abandoned. People who agreed to these beliefs, were called muslims. Muhammad had begun to preach in public in Mecca, but he had some problems. Many Meccans believed that his revolutionary ideas would lead to neglect of other traditional Arabic gods. They were afraid that Mecca would lose its position as a pilgrimage center if people accepted Muhammad's monotheistic beliefs. The angel Gabriel telling Muhammad (age 40) that he was a messenger of Allah

The Hijrah
Muhammad decided to leave Mecca in 622 after some of his followers had been attacked. Following a small group of supporters, Muhammad decided to move to a town called Yathrib. This migration is called the Hijrah. This marked a turning point for Muhammad. Later Yathrib was named Medina. In Medina, Muhammad showed great leadership skills. These are followers of Muhammad who traveled to Yathrib, this is the event called the Hijrah.

The Return to Mecca
In 630 Muhammad and 10,000 of his followers marched to the outskirts of Mecca. Mecca surrendered and most Meccans showed their loyalty to Muhammad many converted to Islam. This is when Muhammad returned to Mecca with 10,000 followers in 630