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The prophet Muhammad was born in the year 570 AD. He was born in the Arabian city of Mecca.
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The prophet gets married to a woman named Khadijah. This woman is the first of his many wives to be. Times were different back then.
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Muhammad is visited by the Angel of Gabriel in the cave of Hira. The Angel told him to preach the word of Allah. Muhammad was frightened and he ran back to his wife.
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While the Angel was talking to Muhammad, he commanded Muhammad to recite the words that he was speaking and he wrote it down. These words were the first verses of the Quran.
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Muhammad started to preach the ideas of Islam. These words were not apprehended by the people. He kept continuing to preach no matter the response.
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Both Muhammad's wife and uncle died in the year of 619. This year was known as the "year of sorrow."
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Muhammad heard of a plan to assassinate him, so he and a few of his followers fled to Medina. This journey was called the Hijra.
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Muhammad began to prepare for a campaign back to his home city. In 630, Muhammad marched on Mecca with 10,000 Muslim converts. With minimal casualties, Muhammad seized control of Mecca.
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Most of the Meccans converted to Islam. Muhammad decided to destroy all the false statues of Arabian gods that were placed in and around the Kaaba.
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Muhammad dies back in the city of his birth, Mecca.
