4. • Born in Makkah Celebrations in commemoration of the birth (Al-Mawlid) of Prophet
Muhammad, whom Allah sent as mercy, by way of reciting the Qur’an and by way of
remembering the honorable traits and characteristics of the Prophet is a blessed matter of
immense goodness, as long as the celebrations do not immerse in any types of hideous
innovations which our religion rejects.
• MUHAMMAD, peace be upon him, was born around the year 570 in the city of Makkah. His
name means "highly praised." Muhammad's full name was Abu Al-Qasim, Muhammad Bin
Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Muttalib Bin Hashim. He was the last prophet of the religion of Islam.
• Muhammad's father, Abdallah, died several weeks before his birth and his mother, Aminah,
died when he was six years old. He was raised by his paternal grandfather, 'Abd Al-Muttalib,
until the age of eight, and after his grandfather's death by Abu Talib, his paternal uncle.
Under the guardianship of Abu Talib, Muhammad (PBUH) began to earn a living as a
businessman and a trader.
Early Life
5. Some Of The Wives
• Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
• Sawda bint Zam'a
• Hafsa bint Umar
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma
• Umm Salama HIND bint Abi Umayya
• Zaynab bint Jahsh
• Juwayriya bint al-Harith
• Umm Habiba Ramla bint Abu Sufyan
• Maymona bint al-Harith
• Aisha bint Abu Bakr
8. Occupation
Te a c h e r
F a r m e r
S h e p e r e d
M e r c h a n t
M u j a h i d
9. Divine Revelation
• In his late 30s Muhammad (PBUH) took to regularly visiting a cave in Mount Hira, on
the outskirts of Makkah, to seek solitude and contemplation. In 610, at the age of
40, Muhammad returned from one such visit telling his wife he had either gone mad
or become a prophet, for he had been visited by an angel. The initially startled
Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her, became his first convert.
• Muhammad (PBUH) reported that while in a trance-like state, the Angel Gabriel
appeared to him and said "Proclaim!" But like Moses, Muhammed (PBUH) was a
reluctant prophet. He replied, "I am not a proclaimer." The angel persisted, and the
Prophet repeatedly resisted, until the angel finally overwhelmed Muhammad and
commanded him:
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -Created man from a clinging substance.
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Who taught by the pen -Taught man that which he knew not.
• In the first three years of his ministry, Muhammad (PBUH) gained only 40 followers
10. • Persecution continued to increase until Muhammad (PBUH), peace be upon him,
received some welcome news: he had gained followers in the city of Yathrib, 280 miles
north of Makkah. The city was in need of a strong leader, and a delegation from Yathrib
proposed that Muhammad (PBUH) take the job. In return, they pledged to worship
Allah only, obey Muhammad (PBUH) and defend him and his followers to the death.
Allah revealed to Muhammad (PBUH) his approval of this arrangement, and
Muhammad (PBUH) made plans to escape to Yathrib.
• The leaders in Makkah heard of the planned escape, and attempted to prevent it. But
Muhammad (PBUH) and his close friend Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
managed to make a narrow escape north out of the city, evading a Makkan search party
and arriving safely in Yathrib. This event is celebrated by Muslims as the Hijira. The year
in which it occurred, 622, is the date at which the Muslim calendar begins. Yathrib was
renamed Medinat Al-, Nabi "the City of the Prophet," and is now known simply as
Medina, "the City."
• In Medina, Muhammad (PBUH) proved himself an able politician and statesman as well
as a prophet.
11. Spread of Islam
By 634, Islam had taken over the entire Arabian
peninsula. Within 100 years of Muhammad's
(PBUH) death, it had reached the Atlantic in one
direction and borders of China in the other. This
success was due in large part to the military and
political abilities of Muhammad's (PBUH)
successors.
12. Anassaid: "I haveneverwitnesseda daybetteror brighterthanthatdayonwhich
theMessengerof Allahsallallahu'alayhiwasallamcameto us;andI havenever
witnesseda moreawfulor darkerdaythanthat oneonwhichtheMessengerof
Allahdiedon."
Buried in Madinah in Aisha bint Abu Bakr
room which is in Masjid Al Nabawi