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In 570 Muhammad was born to a powerful tribe in the city of Mecca in Arabia.
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Unfortunately Muhammad's mother dies in 576
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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.
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After three years of receiving messages Muhammad decided that in he would become a preacher in 613.
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In 622 he moved from Mecca to Medinah.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In 595 Muhammad married a rich women named Khadijah. He became very wealthy.
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He had been preaching for about six years when tragedy struck his life again. In 619 his wife died.
