Tuesday, 16 July 2013

The Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)

Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH)

Muslims believe that Islam is a faith that has always existed and that it was gradually revealed to humanity by a number of prophets, but the final and complete revelation of the faith was made through the Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) in the 7th century CE.

Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia  Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia in 570.
He was a deeply spiritual man, and often spent time in meditation on Mount Hira.
The traditional story of the Qur'an tells how one night in 610 he was meditating in a cave on the mountain when he was visited by the angel Jibreel who ordered him to recite.
Once Jibreel mentioned the name of Allah, Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) began to recite words which he came to believe were the words of God.

 

The Qur'an

During the rest of his life Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) continued to receive these revelations. The words were remembered and recorded, and form the text of the Holy Qu'ran, the Muslim scripture.

Preaching

Believing that God had chosen him as his messenger Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) began to preach what God had revealed to him.
The simple and clear-cut message of Islam, that there is no God but Allah, and that life should be lived in complete submission to the will of Allah, was attractive to many people, and they flocked to hear it.

The Hijrah

Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) popularity was seen as threatening by the people in power in Mecca, and Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) took his followers on a journey from Mecca to Medina in 622.
This journey is called the Hijrah (migration) and the event was seen as so important for Islam that 622 is the year in which the Islamic calendar begins.

The return to Mecca

Within ten years Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) had gained so many followers that he was able to return and conquer Mecca.
From this time on he was generally accepted by the faithful as the true final Prophet of God.
Prophet was Muhammad.(PBUH) continued to lead his community both spiritually and in earthly matters until his death in 632.

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