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}}'''Muhammad''' b. ʿAbd Allah b. ʿAbd al-Muttalib b. Hshim (Arabic: محمد بن عبد اللّه بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم) is the prophet of Islam—the world's second largest religion. According to traditional Muslim biographers, Muhammad was born c. 570 C.E. in Mecca (Makkah) and died June 8, 632 in Medina (Madinah). Both Mecca and Medina are cities in the Hejaz region of present day Saudi Arabia. He was a merchant in Mecca when, in 610 C.E. at about the age of 40, while meditating in a cave, Muhammad experienced a vision from the angel Gabriel, who commanded him to memorize and recite the verses subsequently collected as the Qur'an. | }}'''Muhammad''' b. ʿAbd Allah b. ʿAbd al-Muttalib b. Hshim (Arabic: محمد بن عبد اللّه بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم) is the prophet of Islam—the world's second largest religion. According to traditional Muslim biographers, Muhammad was born c. 570 C.E. in Mecca (Makkah) and died in June 8, 632 in Medina (Madinah). Both Mecca and Medina are cities in the Hejaz region of present day Saudi Arabia. He was a merchant in Mecca when, in 610 C.E. at about the age of 40, while meditating in a cave, Muhammad experienced a vision from the angel Gabriel, who commanded him to memorize and recite the verses subsequently collected as the Qur'an. | ||
Although the polytheists of Mecca persecuted him and his followers for many years, neither he, nor his followers gave up following Islam. After thirteen years of preaching in Mecca, he | Although the polytheists of Mecca persecuted him and his followers for many years, neither he, nor his followers gave up following Islam. After thirteen years of preaching in Mecca, he migrated to Medina. This journey is known as the Hijra, or migration; the event marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar. In Medina, he established an ever expanding community of believers, the Muslim ummah. | ||
By the time of his death, Muhammad had managed to unite most of the Arabs under the banner of Islam. | By the time of his death, Muhammad had managed to unite most of the Arabs under the banner of Islam. | ||