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Born in Mecca, a mountain town in the high desert plateau of western Arabia
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When Muhammad was five or six his mother took him to Yathrib, an oasis town a few hundred miles north of Mecca, to stay with relatives and visit his father's grave there. On the return journey, Amina took ill and died.
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He met angel Grabiel and began to write Quaran.
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After several similar experiences, Muhammad finally began to reveal the messages he was receiving to his tribe.
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Muhammad's army conquered any opposition to their Qua'ran.
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In January, 630, they marched on Mecca and were joined by tribe after tribe along the way. They entered Mecca without bloodshed and the Meccans, seeing the tide had turned, joined them.
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After the pilgrimage to Mecca, he returned to the city of Medina and died there.
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In his early twenties, Muhammad entered the service of a wealthy Meccan merchant, a widow named Khadija bint Khawalayd. The two were distant cousins. Muhammad carried her goods to the north and returned with a profit.