final message to man was revealed by the prophet Muhammad. Who is the prophet Muhammad? Muhammad was born in Mecca in the year 570. His father died before he was born and his mother died shortly after. Therefore he was raised by his uncle. Muhammad was raised illiterate. He could not read or write‚ and remained that way for the rest of his life. As he grew up‚ he was known to be the truthful‚ honest‚ trustworthy‚ generous‚ and sincere. Muhammad was very religious‚ and had long disliked the decadence
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The similarities among these two men‚ Charlemagne and Muhammad‚ where not many aside from the fact that they both wanted to spread religious beliefs beyond their homelands. If we look at the facts‚ we can clearly see that Muhammad was a common man with no initial links to nobility or priesthood. He was not anointed and did not use military force to convert anyone into Islam‚ whereas Charlemagne‚ used his power to kill and do away with those who did not conform to Christian doctrine. Charlemagne forced
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The message of peace in Prophet’s teachings There is no Deity (worthy of worship) except Allah (The One True God) and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. The mission of Prophet Muhammad was to restore the worship of the One True God‚ the creator and sustainer of the universe‚ and to demonstrate and complete the laws of moral‚ ethical‚ legal‚ and social conduct and all other matters of significance for the humanity at large. He is considered the “Seal of the Prophets‚” which means the bringer
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today be like without the Hijrah? The Hijrah‚ or also known as the Holy Journey‚ was the journey that Muhammad‚ the Islamic prophet and his followers‚ undertook from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D. He was known to be the messenger of God. This migration changed the lives of many people because it helped shape the modern world of today and it had an impact on worldwide civilizations. The Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in the year 570 A.D. He is the founder of the religion Islam. He was accepted by
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"La ilaha illa Allah wa-Muhammad rasul Allah‚" meaning‚ "There is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah." Sincere recitation of this confession before two Muslims is the sole requirement for
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or Ali ibn Abi Talib? The chasm between Sunnis and Shiites is deeply etched in the earliest histories of Islam. Muhammad‚ during his life time as a prophet spread word of Islam and Allah which united several tribes in the Islam world. Following Muhammad’s death there was heavy controversy on who would be named the prophets successor. The Sunnis‚ believed Abu Bakr‚ a friend of Muhammad should be the successor whereas the Shi’ites wanted Ali‚ Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin. Doctrine from the Qur’an
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Early Life of the Prophet Muhammad (whose name means "highly praised") was born in Mecca in 570 AD. His father died shortly before his birth‚ and he lost his mother at the age of six. The young orphan was then raised mostly by his uncle‚ as a young man‚ Muhammad worked as a camel driver between Syria and Arabia. Soon he established a career managing caravans for merchants. Through his travel first with his uncle and later in his career‚ Muhammad came into contact with people of many nationalities
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war and that there is no mercy in wars‚ they are wrong. Muslims have rules even during wars. The prophet Muhammad said not to burn trees‚ not to kill women or children‚ and never to attack at night to not scare children in their sleep. People like terrorists are the reason why people dislike Islam and Muslims. Peace is what Islam is all about. Islam teaches people tolerance. The prophet Muhammad said “a true believer is
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consider him affectionately because he is the first Muslim leader after Muhammad passed away. The Shi’is object generally to any Caliph except Ali‚ but Abu Bakr is one of those they tolerate most. Still‚ they consider him to be a symbol of profound injustice‚ because his rule is a human one and not divinely guided‚ hence illegitimate and tyrannical. Abu Bakr’s early days‚ he is supposed to have been of the same age as Muhammad‚ and he was either the first or second male to covert to Islam Abu
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