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The Prophet Muhammad
By
Mert Buyukbayrak
7th Grade LA/SS
Mr. Stein
American School of Warsaw
May 12, 2010
Table of Contents
Birth/death
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Muhammad as kid and his Education
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Religion
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Family
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Working and preaching
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Islam and Worshiping
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Medina and Mecca and other important cities
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Important
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Muhammad and his Followers
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Conclusion
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Glossary
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Visual
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Work Cited
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Muhammad was a interesting person to know about. He had a lot to do with the
Muslims. When the Muslims say Muhammad's name, they always say Sallallahu Aleyhi
ve Sellem (S.A.V.) which means peace be upon him. This is said after Muhammad's name
is said. This is said because Muhammad was and still is the second most important
person to the Muslims. Most important is the Muslim god Allah. Allah has ninety nine
different names, or in other words he is called in ninety nine different ways. Muhammad
became the prophet of the Muslims while he was poor and had no education.
Muhammad was born in 570 A.D and died in 632 A.D. He was buried in a mosque in
Medina (after death). He was born to a poor family in the city Mecca. Mecca is a city in
Saudi Arabia. Today Mecca is known for the Great Mosque. The great mosque is where
the Muslims go for the Hajj, a pilgrimage made to Mecca by Muslims. When Muhammad
was small, he had no education. He never learned to read or write and some people
think that it was because he was poor. Muhammad was the prophet and the messenger
of Islam for Muslims. Muhammad’s greatest hope was to make Mecca the holy capital of
Islam. Even though Muhammad died in 632 A.D, his first Muslim pilgrimage was in 632
A.D.
Muhammad had a lot going on with his family. His mother Aminah died when he
was six and his father Abdullah died shortly before his birth. So he was orphaned at age
six and raised by grandfather Abd-al-Muttalib. After Muhammad's grand father died,
then he was raised by his uncle Abu-Talib who was a shepherd. When Muhammad was
at the age 25 he wanted to make his own family so he married a rich widow Khadijah.
But Khadijah died eventually and Muhammad married a woman named Sawda.
Muhammad had four daughters and two sons. His second son was named Kedar and one
of his daughters Fatima, became the wife of the greatest warrior, Ali.
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Muhammad joined his uncle on the caravan to Syria also. He worked as a camel
driver between Syria and Arabia and he also worked as a trader. Through his travels
with his uncle and with his new career, he met new people of many nationalities and
faiths including Jews, Christians and Pagans. Muhammad was a mediator and
arbitrated disputes between tribes. One of Arab tribes was called the Qurais. One of
Muhammad's happiest days was in 630 A.D because the Muslims agreed Mecca would
become center of Muslim worship. The Kabah was the first house for worshiping Allah.
His followers developed Islam and Muhammad established Islamic community with its
own system of government, laws and institution. The holy book of the Muslims was the
Kur’an which was brought by the Angle Gabriel.
At Medina, Muhammad became a law giver,
political leader, a diplomat, and a inspiring religious leader. But his greatest hope was to
make Mecca the holy capital of Islam. In 630 A.D., Muslims agreed to Islam and Mecca
become center of Muslim worship. As teachings threatened the Meccan way of life,
moral and economic, he and his followers experienced heavy persecution. In 627 he had
complete control of Medina and he went on a miraculous journey Mecca into heaven.
Then Muhammad returned to Mecca. Mecca was a city well connected to caravan routs.
Muhammad was the last
prophet of Allah and he was sent to guide Muslims in life and to make sure Muslims
don't stray from the right way. After his death he left the followers to carry on the
traditions he had begun. Muhammad also was the last and most perfect Prophet.
Muhammad is the most important in history of religion and civilization extends far
beyond his land and time.
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Muhammad had several of followers and all of them developed Islam. At his first
three years of ministry he gained 40 followers. Those who accepted Muhammad's
teachings were Muslims. Muhammad was one of histories most important figures. He
was being called in ten other names. Those names are Ahmad, Al-Mahmud, Al-Mustafa,
Al-Amin, Al-Nabi, Al-Habib, and Khatam Al-Nabiyyin which means Seal of the Prophets.
Muhammad advised people to accept teachings of Islam, but he was judged harshly by
non-Muslims. He had his first revelation at age 40 and his prophet career begun around
610 A.D. Muhammad was also sent to proclaim Arabic. He led the largest number of
Muslim pilgrims.
In 624
A.D skirmishes with Meccan caravans called the battle of Badr and he won against the
Meccan’s. After the battle, Muhammad warned his followers for the treatment of poor.
There are times that Muhammad goes out of Mecca to the mountainous wilderness on
retreats. One day when he was going to the mountains, he recruited his followers to
build his house. When he died, his house became the main mosque for early Muslim
community and Muhammad's house was called the Umma after afterward.
Today, when people are talking about religion most of them talk about the prophets
of the religions. When its time to talk about Muhammad, people say "it is impossible to
become a prophet while a person is poor, they need to rich." Which is not true.
Muhammad was poor, had no education and became a prophet. Muhammad was the
chosen one, because he followed every Islamic law, never obeyed it and became a
prophet. He had many quotes and one of them was: When you're friends with someone
one day, tomorrow it could be an enemy. If someone wants to be something they should
try and never give up.
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Glossary
Mediator- One that mediates, especially one that reconciles differences between
disputants.
Arbitrating- To decide
Prophet- a person who speaks for God
Caravan- A single file of vehicles or pack animals.
Mosque- Muslim’s temple
Muslim- People of Islam
Allah- God that Muslims Believe in
Islam- A religion
Kur’an/Koran- A holly book of Muslims
Kabah- a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca
containing a sacred black stone
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Visual
This is the house the prophet Muhammad was born.
This is a hospital in Saudi Arabia in the 570 A.D.
He was born to a poor family. He didn’t have any
Education, but without all that he became a prophet.
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