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Muhammad was born around 570 A.D. in Mecca.
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Orphaned upon the death of his mother and placed in the protection of his paternal grandfather, then his uncle.
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When Muhammad was about 25, he married a prosperous, Meccan businesswoman named Khadija
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Between 610 and 622 A.D., Muhammad acted as a peacefully warning prophet in Mecca.
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Receives first revelation from God during the month of Ramadam.
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In an effort to secure food and provisions for his followers, Muhammad decided to attack a caravan returning to Mecca.
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He then spent all the next day beheading the men and their property and possessions distributed as booty.
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Muhammad stood with 10,000 Muslims ready to battle his hometown of Mecca.
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Returned to Mecca to perform a pilgrimage.
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Dies in Medina after a brief illness.
