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Muhammad was born in Mecca, in modern Saudi Arabia.
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Muhammad marries a widow named Khadijah in around 595.
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At age 40, Muhammad received his first revelation on Mount Hira. At first he thought he was going mad.
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Muhammad began to pray alone in a cave named Hira on Mount Jabal al-Nour, near Mecca for several weeks every year. He claimed that an angel, Gabriel, told him things that would later be in the Qur'an
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Muhammad's wife and Uncle died in the same year, and as a result, 619 became the year of sorrow in the Islamic calendar
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Muhammad rides into heaven on a noble steed and meets a lot of prophets.
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After returning from the night journey, Muhammad cleans up Mecca of everyone worshipping the Kabah and establishes Islam as a religion
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After fear of assassination, Muhammad left Mecca and fled to Medina. This is called Hegira, and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
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After Muhammad grew to have numerous followers, the Meccans became jealous and began an offensive on him.
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Muhammad died in 632, but his influence would expand much longer than his life.
