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Muhammad was born on June 8th 570 A.D in Mecca, Saudia Ariabia. He is thought by the Muslims to be the last messenger/prophet of God. Mecca at the time was an underdeveloped tribal grounds. Flourishing with agriculture and fairly peaceful, until the birth and growing up of Prophet Muhammad, which soon stirred up a lot of conflict.
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Muhammad mastered Arabic by becoming well acquainted with all tribes. He then spent several years as a young person in the desert, a tradition that is thought to teach self-discipline, nobility, and freedom. It is also believed, that two angels appeared to Muhammad in the form of men, opened his chest, and purified his heart with snow. Muhammad's mother died when he was 6 years old, and now without a mother or father who had died when he was much younger, he was raised by his grandfather.
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The key messages of prophet Muhammad's life in Mecca were the oneness of God and the denial of polytheism, helping the poor and the sick, kind treatment of slaves, and the equality of men and women before God. He quickly gained followers. Like every good leader he had enemies though, he was assaulted, tortured and some that even tried to kill him. Which drove Muhammad out of Mecca for a period of time.
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The presence of the Islamic religion has been present in our society since as late as the year 601. It is the second most practiced religion (1.3 billion people) in the world, right after Christianity (2.1 billion)
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After being exiled from Mecca, Muhammad went to Medina and constructed a mosque. Practiced his religion there for sometime before starting the great migration of himself and his followers back to Mecca. This event, called the Hijrah was a 320 kilometer trip. Muhammad came back to Mecca and despite the threat of persecution practiced his faith with his growing number of followers.
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Even though the death of Muhammad was so long ago, his legacy still lives on and he is a leading figurehead of the Islamic religion. He was the last of God's messengers and will live on it spirituality forever.
