Muhammad

Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh was the last law-bearer in a series of Prophets; indeed he was the last Prophet

Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) the restorer of an uncorrupted original Religion (Islam) the Religion of Adam, Noah, Abraham,

Moses, Jesus and other Prophets. He was also active as a diplomat, merchant, Sufi philosopher & mystic, orator, legislator, reformer, military general, and an agent of divine action. Born in 570 in the Arabian city of Mecca, he was orphaned at an early age and brought up under the care of his uncle Abu Talib. He later worked mostly as a merchant, as well as a shepherd and was first married by age 25. Discontented with life in Mecca, he retreated to a cave in the surrounding mountains for meditation and reflection. According to history it was here, at age 40, in the month of Ramadan, where he received his first revelation from God. Three years after this event Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly, proclaiming "God is One", that complete "surrender" to Him (lit. Islām) the Pure Religion, and Muhammad himself was a prophet and messenger of God, in the same vein as all other Prophets before him.

Muhammad gained few followers early on, and was met with hostility from some Meccan tribes; he and his followers were treated harshly. To escape persecution, Muhammad sent some of his followers to Abyssinia before he and his remaining followers in Mecca migrated to Medina (then known as Yathrib) in the year 622. This event, the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar, which is also known as the Hijri Calendar. In Medina, Muhammad united the conflicting tribes, and after eight years of fighting with the Meccan tribes, his followers, who by then had grown to 10,000, conquered Mecca. In 632, a few months after returning to Medina from his Farewell pilgrimage, Muhammad fell ill and died. By the time of his death, most of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to Islam; and he had united the tribes of Arabia into a single Muslim religious polity. The revelations (or Ayat lit. "Signs of God")which Muhammad reported receiving until his death–form the verses of the Qur'an, regarded by us Muslims as the “Word of God” and around which the religion is based. Besides the Qur'an, Muhammad’s life (sira) and traditions (sunnah) are also accurately upheld by Muslims. We Muslims discuss Muhammad and other Prophets with reverence, adding the phrase peace be upon him whenever their names are mentioned. While conceptions of Muhammad in western Christianity and Atheism are largely negative, appraisals in modern history by Religious people have been far less so. His life and deeds have been debated and criticized by followers of Roman Catholicism over the centuries today Roman Catholics of John Paul II are more reluctant to bash Islam, today most open Islamophobia is carried out by Protestants and Atheists. He is revered as a true Prophet and Manifestation of God in the Baha'i Faith. The Sabeans believe he was a wise teacher. Certain Haredi Jewish group especially the Yatziban call him the champion of Ismael. In all his life, he never told a lie; he was just and brave he man chivalry and valor. Muhammad is the seal of the Prophets. His actions are to be imitated and taught to children. It is by him, we have the Sunnah. Peace and blessing be on Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).