Mohammed was born in 570 C.E. at Mecca in Arabia. Abdullah and Ameena were his parents, He belonged to the Quareshi tribe of Mecca. He lost his parents early in his child hood and was brought up by his uncle Abu-Talib. Due to ***, he could not receive any formal education, but he was trained to look after sheep and camels. He was known for his honesty and sincerity. As a youth he spent most of his time in travelling with the caravans. The co-merchants called him as Amin – one who is reliable.
He married Khadija, a widow, who was 15years elder to him. They had two sons and two daughters. Daughter Fathima survived and other three . She was given in marriage to Ali. Mohammed led a normal married life up to the age of forty. He spent most of his time in meditation and fasting. He was also seriously thinking about the social and religious evils of the . While meditating at the Hira cave, Gabriel a messenger of ** preached him the holy Gospels while he was in a trance.
Mohammed realized the impact of Divine message of . He also realized that, he was the chosen one, and had a great mission to fulfill. His wife, son-in-law, daughter, friend Abu-Bakr and his **** Syed Mohammed were his first disciples. He declared “There is no but ** and Mohammed is his prophet” He started teaching the principles of the new ***** to the people of Mecca.
He criticized the meaningless ceremonials like Idol worship, polytheism and superstitions among . He preached purity of life, truth and in . He said is Omnipotent and kind to all. He preached ***** would reward the just and punish the wicked.
Those who surrender themselves to the will of were Muslims. His followers called him Prophet. Mohammed declared he was the prophet chosen by ** to reveal his message to mankind. He said, “***** was all merciful, all wise and all powerful”.
