Much of what we know about him, we know through the Qur'an and the hadiths remembrance of him by his followers
Supreme god Allah was an object of faith but not of worship
Located in Mecca was a black meteorite that had fallen to earth long before Muhammad time; it is believed to have been sent from heaven
As a religious person, Muhammad spent time pondering and meditating, in caves
He received his first revelation at 40 during a religious retreat in the caves
A bright presence came to him and held before his eyes a cloth covered in writing. It commanded three times that he recite what was written there.
He became convinced that the bright presence was the angel Gabriel, and when further revelations came to him, Muhammad began to share them with his closest friends and family members-particularly his wife, his cousin Ali, and his friend, Abu Bakr. These were the first Muslims.
When Muhammad began to share to proclaim his revelations more openly he was not well received
At the invitation of leaders of Yathrib, Muhammad and hi followers left Mecca in 622, This migration is called the hijra
It marks the point at which Muhammad's message began to be favorably received and the start of the Islamic community
Muhammad set up his first mosque in Yathrib, where many early rules about worship and social regulation were worked out.
Muhammad's goal was always to return to Mecca
He was bale to return in 630 he died in 632
At the heart of Islam is a belief in an all-powerful, transcendent God who has created the universe and who controls it down to the smallest detail
People are called to prayer by a muezzin -a chanter that announces that Allah is great
God has spoken repeatedly through human beings-prophets to reveal his mind
He spoke to prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
Five pillars--1 Allah is only God 2 pray five times a day has to perform purification with water before) 3 donate certain...