By: Jack, Cameron, and Scott

Sometime between 570 A.D. – 580 A.D. Muhammad was born.

When he was 5 years old he was cared for by a woman in the desert.

His mother died soon after, and he was adopted by his grandfather and uncle.

When he was no longer a child he tended to sheep for a wealthy widow.

When he was 25, Muhammad married the widow who was 40.

After 24 years, the widow died in 619. They had 7 children, 3 boys and 4 girls. All 3 boys died. Only 1 girl lived long

enough to marry.

During a retreat to a cave outside of Makkah, Muhhamad heard a voice tell him to recite.

The voice told him to “Recite-in the name of thy Lord! Who created man from blood coagulated. Recite! Thy Lord is wondrous kind. Who by the pen has taught mankind things they knew not (being blind).”

A wise man told him God had chosen him as a prophet.

Gabriel told Muhammad that he must spread the word of the oneness of God.

Muhammad taught that there was one God. Many of the prophets recognized by Muslims

are the same as the Jewish and Christians. It is believed that each prophet had a

miracle. Muhammad’s miracle was the Qur’an itself.

To escape the wrath of God, the sinner must throw himself upon God’s mercy (submission) meaning “Islam”.

Whenever the name of a prophet is mentioned, Muslims say “May peace be upon him.”