Muhammad-Muhammed

Muhammad (also spelled Mohammed, Mahomet, Muhammed in other regions of the Middle East of different centuries or current time) is the founder of Islam and to the Muslims, he is believed to be the last prophet and messenger of Allah (Arabic for God). Muhammad means "the praised one", and it also now a given name to males of the Muslim culture, [|Dictionionary.Reference.com]. The Muslims do not believe Muhammad was a creater of a new monothesitic religion, instead he is said to be the restorer of the original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham and other Biblical people. The Muslims also perceive him as the greatest of all prophets. Many sources of his life indicate and concur that Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 CE. Before becoming a prophet, Muhammad was said to have communicated with the angel Gabriel within his sleep, as Gabriel told him that he was the last messenger and prophet of God and that he should spread word of renewing the old religion. He went from region to region, speaking to each tribe that their religion is wrong and nearly being thrown stones at to his death. Later on, he is able to succeed in converting people and raise an army of 10,000 soldiers by his side, and leading to the writing of the Koran (also spelled Qu'ran).



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