Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Prophet Muhammad

(Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny)

Introduction: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny) is the Messenger of Islam and the last prophet that Allah sent to mankind. He is considered the “Last Prophet of the Prophets,” which means the bringer of the final revelations from Allah, and Allah will not send another prophet after Him.

The Quran, the divinely exposed scripture that is the actual word of Allah in the Arabic language, describes Him in many honorable terms, such as, “The best example to follow,” “Mercy to the worlds,” and “On a sublime morality.”

Brief life history of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny). He was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, then called Hijaz, in 560 A.D.  Shortly after, He became an orphan, and was Looked after by His uncle, Abu Talib. He had no formal education and there is no documentation that he was taught to read or write before He declared His prophet hood.  The Arabs of that region were very backward, illiterate, immoral, and cruel. They were polytheists and idol-worshipers.

 As a Young Man, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny) kept detached from others and did not participate in pagan rituals and popular cultural activities. He frequently went to a cave known as Hira in order to meditate and seek nearness to Allah.  At the age of forty, He received the first revelations from Allah, through Angel Jabriel. From that point on, He declared that there was only one Allah and that he was the Prophet of Allah.

 The pagan establishment vehemently opposed Him. They offered Him authority, honor, gold and silver, and any earthly pleasures that He desired, in order to stop preaching about one Allah and preaching against idol worship. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him & His Progeny) outright refused these offers, stating that if they put the sun in His right hand and moon in His left hand, He would not renounce His mission to preach about the one Allah. His followers were tortured and some of them were brutally killed. He and his followers were banished from His home city, isolated, and faced hardship and hunger. He finally emigrated to Medina, where He was welcomed, and there he established himself.

 He subsequently fought several defensive wars waged against Him by the pagans of Mecca, who were determined to kill Him and root out the new religion. He successfully defended Himself and His religion with a small rag tag force of His followers against a well trained and well equipped much larger force, on several occasions. Near the end of His life, He finally returned to Mecca, His hometown, with 10,000 followers, and secured it without a fight. To the astonishment of the surrendered Meccans, He declared general amnesty. No retribution was exacted, even from those who had committed serious crimes. . . . . . . . . . .  Continued