Life of Muhammad

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  • 570

    Birth

    Birth
    In 570 Muhammad was born to a powerful tribe in the city of Mecca in Arabia.
  • 576

    Mother's Death

    Mother's Death
    Unfortunately Muhammad's mother dies in 576
  • Nov 4, 610

    Message from Allah

    Message from Allah
    In 610 Muhammad began to hear and see messages from God (Allah). He became very scared and feared that he was being possessed by devils. He did not tell anyone about these messages because he was afraid of what they might say about him.
  • Nov 5, 613

    Becoming a Preacher

    Becoming a Preacher
    After three years of receiving messages Muhammad decided that in he would become a preacher in 613.
  • Nov 7, 622

    Moved out of Mecca

    Moved out of Mecca
    In 622 he moved from Mecca to Medinah.
  • Nov 8, 630

    Taking over Mecca

    Taking over Mecca
    As the years passed Muhammad and his followers slowly built up an army so that they could take over the city of Mecca. In 630 Muhammad’s army invaded and took over Mecca.
  • Nov 9, 632

    Death

    Death
    By this time Muhammad’s preaching had attracted many followers and his religion and army grew very large. They began to defeat other cities nearby and spread Muhammad’s religious teachings. By the time Muhammad died in 632 all of Arabia had converted to Muhammad’s Islamic religion.
  • Work time

    Work time
    In 590 Muhammad went to work as a trader. This job meant that he traveled a lot by camel back and saw a lot of Arabia.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    In 595 Muhammad married a rich women named Khadijah. He became very wealthy.
  • Wife dies

    Wife dies
    He had been preaching for about six years when tragedy struck his life again. In 619 his wife died.