Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was the son of Abdullah. He (PBUH) belonged to Quraish tribe. He (PBUH) was born in Makkah. His (PBUH) father died before he (PBUH) was born. First he (PBUH) was nourished by his (PBUH) grandfather. But after the death of his (PBUH) grandfather, he (PBUH) was looked after by his (PBUH) uncle, Abu Talib. His (PBUH) uncle kept him with his (PBUH) merchant caravan. He (PBUH) had been working as an agent in the business of Hazrat Khadija R. A. Later on Hazrat Khadija R.A married with him because she was much impressed by his (PBUH) honesty.
They loved each other very much and always remain caring for each other. He (PBUH) joined a group of people named “Hunafa”. Those were the people who remained seeking the truth about their belief patterns. For this purpose he (PBUH) used to go to a cave “Hira” that was not much far from Makkah. One day in the month of Ramadan, he (PBUH) faced an angel, who told his (PBUH) name Gabriel saying to him: “Read: In the name of thy Lord Who created. Created man from a clot. Read: And it is thy Lord the Most Bountiful Who taught by the pen, Taught man that which he (PBUH) knew not.” It was the first revelation which came upon him. After this he (PBUH) caught by a great distress and tell the whole, to his (PBUH) beloved wife Hazrat Khadija R.A. She took him to his (PBUH) cousin Warqa Ibn Naufal, who was an old man who had a great command on the teachings of Jews and Christians. Naufal told him that he (PBUH) had been chosen the Prophet by the Allah Almighty about whom, had been described in the previous religions as Jewish and Christianity. The Angel insisted him to “read!” as he (PBUH) was illiterate. To read the Holly Book Al-Quran. The Prophet started preaching of Islam first, to his (PBUH) family to fulfill his (PBUH) mission but people of Makkah regarded him as he (PBUH) has become mad. The first his (PBUH) converter was his (PBUH) wife Hazrat Khadija R.A, second his