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Muhammad, a soon to be Muslim leader, was born in Mecca in the year 570 C.E.
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Muhammad's mother took Muhammad to a town of Yathrib, and on the way back his mother, Amina, becomes ill and dies. Muhammad was then taken back to Mecca and placed into the care and gaurdianship of his grandfather, Abdul Al-Muttalib.
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Muhammad was having difficulties gaining followers in his newfound religion so he retreated into the mountains and began meditating. An angel named Gabriel approached Muhammad during his meditation and gave him the task of spreading the word of God and that there is only one God. Muhammad became the prophet of Allah.
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Muhammad became discouraged because many of the Meccan citizens did not accept the message that Muhammad was told to spread. He retreared to the city of Yathrib with his closest companions and followers. Muhammad also failed to convert the Jewish community in Yathrib (later named Medina) to his beliefs.
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After many years of struggling to complete his task given by the Angel Gabriel, Muhammad took control of Mecca and converted the townsfolk to the new faith. He went to the Ka'aba and declared it to be a sacred shrine of Islam. Muhammad also charged for the destroying of the idols of the traditional faith.
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In 632 C.E, Muhammad, Allah's prophet, dies. He completed his task of converting the town of Mecca to the newfound faith, and starting the spread of Islam.
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"Muhammad : Legacy of a Prophet." PBS. PBS, 2002. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. "Timeline Of Islam." PBS. PBS, 2001. Web. 03 Apr. 2014. Duiker, William J., and Jackson J. Spielvogel. The Essential World History. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. Print.
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After the death of Muhammad's grandfather, Muhammad was placed into the care of his uncle.
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After the tragic death of his beloved wife Khadija, Muhammad's uncle Abu Talib. Closely after he asks Abu Bakr for his 6 year old daughters hand in marriage.
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Muhammad marries an older businesswoman named Khadjia. He was 25 years old and she was almost 40. They had many children together but not all of them survived.
