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In the town of Mecca, in a high desert plateau of western Arabia in the year 570 Muhammad was born. He was the first and only son of Abd Allah bin Al-Muttalb and Amina blnt Wahb.
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553-572
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When he was five or six his mother took him to Yathrib to visit relatives and his father's grave. On the journey back his mother died and the nurse placed Muhammad with his paternal grandather.
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The new materialism and traditional idolatry in Mecca disturbed Muhammad. He began making long retreats to a mountain cave outside of town where he fasted and meditated. He was visited by overpowering presence and instructed him to recite words. Several years went by beore he dared to talk about it outside his family.
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He finally began to reveal the messages to his tribes. They were gathered verse by verse and later became Islam's sacred scripture(Qur'an).
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630-632
He returned to live in Medina. In the next three years, he consolidated most of the Arabian Peninsula under Islam. On June 8, 632 he died in Medina ater a brief illness. He is buried in the mosque in Medina -
From 580-594 Muhammad's teens. He worked as a shepherd to help pay his keep. Sometimes traveled to trade centers. He was recognized and nicknamed El-Amin which means the one you can trust.
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About the age of eight his grandather died and he was put in the care of his paternal uncle. He than grew up in his home and remained under his care for many years.
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595-609
He married Khadja, he was twenty-five and she was nearly forty.In the next years six children were born, two sons died in infancy, and than four daughter. -
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