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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 Page 2 Muhammad as kid and his Education Page 2 Religion Page 2 Family Page 3 Working and preaching Page 3 Islam and Worshiping Page 3-4 Medina and Mecca and other important cities Page 4 Important Page 4 Muhammad and his Followers Page 4 Conclusion Page 4 Glossary Page 5 Visual Page 6 Work Cited Page 7-8 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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 5 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. 6 Works Cited Anelle E. Carlsgaard. “Muhammad.” Web Chron. David W. Koeller, 13 Dec. 1996. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. <http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/Islam/ MohammadLife.html>. Bard, Mitchell. “Muhammad.” Jewish Virtual Library. 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