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570
Birth
Muhammad was born in the year 570 in the town of Mecca. His name derives from the Arabic verb hamada, meaning "to praise, to glorify." -
575
Orphan
At the age of five or six, Muhammad became an Orphan. He learned the rudlments of statecraft from his grandfather. -
Nov 28, 610
Receives First Revelation
He fasted and meditated. During that period, Muhammad was visited by an overpowering presence and instructed to recite words of such beauty and force that he and others gradually attributed them to God. This experience shook Muhammad to the core. It was several years before he dared to talk about it outside -
Nov 28, 613
Take his message Public
Muhammad finally began to reveal the messages that he was receiving to his tribe. Later, these message become the Qur'an. When he tried to make these message public, people who follows the traditional Mecca's tribal ways ridiculed them, they even wanted to assassinate Muhammad. -
Nov 28, 625
The Military Period
The early skirmishes from Muhammad's success led to three majoy battles in 624, 625 and 627. After the battles, a treaty was signed, which gave the Muslims freedom to move unmolested throughout Arabia. -
Nov 28, 632
Death
Muhammad died in Medina from an illness on June 8, 632 A.D. He was buried in the mosque in Medina. -
Teens
Muhammad worked as a shepherd, in his teens he sometimes traveled with Abu Talib, who was a merchant, accompanying caravans to trade centers. -
Marriage and Family Life
Khadija proposed marriage to Muhammad. They were wed in about 595. He was 25, but she was nearly fory. Later, they had six children. Muhammad had marry to eleven or thirteen women.
