Brief of Prophet Muhammad History

Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) was born in Makkah , Arabia , on Monday, 12 Rabi ' Al - Awwal ( 2 August 570 A.D ). His mother, Aminah was the daughter of Wahb bin Abd Al - Manaf of the Zahrah family. His father, Abdullah, was the son of Abd Al - Muttalib . His genealogy has been traced to the noble house of Isma'il, the son of Ibrahim ( Abraham ) in about the fortieth descent. Muhammad's father had died before his birth and his mother died when he was about six years old making him an orphan. According to the tradition of noble families of Makkah, he was taken by a foster mother, Halimah, to her village where he lived for a few years. During these years he was taken to Makkah several times to visit his mother. After the death of his mother, he was placed under the custody of his grandfather, Abd Al - Muttalib. When the grandfather died, he was taken care by his uncle, Abu Talib. By this time he used to look after the sheeps around Makkah and used to accompany his uncle on trade journeys to Syria. In his youth he believed firmly in the Oneness of God. He lived a very simple life and hated vanity and pride. He was compassionate to the poor, widows and orphans and shared their sufferings by helping them. He avoided all vices which were commonly practised among young people such as gambling, drinking, vulgarity and others. He was well known as As - Sadiq ( the truthful ) and Al - Amin ( the trustworthy ). He was always trusted as a mediator between two conflicting parties in his homeland, Makkah.

When he was about 25 years old , his uncle suggested to him to work with the caravan which belonged to a wealthy widow named Khadijah . He accepted and undertook the journey to Syria . He conducted business with such prudence and sense of duty that he returned with larger profit than usual . Khadijah was so impressed by the honest and attractive personality of Muhammad that she offered to marry him which Muhammad accepted . This marriage was a happy one . They had children and most of them died in infancy . Khadijah was his only wife until she died when she was about 51 years old . Muhammad was born in the midst of Polytheistic ( unbellevers ) society. He was saddened and sick of the corrupt society around him . He often went to Hira cave in the mountain near Makkah , later known as Jabal An - Nur ( the mountain of Light ) where he meditated and pondered over the prevailing darkness of ignorance . Here he often remained deep in thought in communion with the unseen yet all - pervading God of the Universe . One night , while he was meditating in the Hira cave , the Angel Gabriel came to him . The Angel aroused him and his mighty voice reverberated in his ears . He was perplexed and did not know what to do . He was asked to read . He replied : " I cannot read ! " The Angel repeated three times asking Muhammad to read . He replied the same answer . Finally the Angel said : " Read in the name of your Lord , who created man from a clot . Read in the name of your God , the Most Bountiful, who taught by means of the pen , and taught man what he did not know" .

This was the first revelation received by Muhammad . He was about 40 old at that time . The revelation continued to come to him from time to time in a period of 23 years . years These series of revelation were arranged according to the guidance given to the Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him ) and collected in the form of book called Al - Mushaf which was also called Qur'an ( Reading ) . Most of its verses have the clear meaning . Some verses are interpreted in conjunction with other verse , and some others were interpreted by the Prophet himself through his words , actions and agreements which are famously known as his Sunnah ( Traditions ) . The Quran and the Sunnah combined together constitute the guidance and way of life for those who submit their life to God . People who follow this guidance and way of life are guaranteed by Allah to be saved in this world and the hereafter .