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Muhammad [a] [b] (c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [c] was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. [d] According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.
In speaking, Muslims attach the title "Prophet" to Muhammad's name, and always follow it with the greeting sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam (صَلّى الله عليه وسلّم , "Peace be upon him"), [16] sometimes in written form abbreviated ﷺ . Muslims do not worship Muhammad as worship in Islam is only for God. [18] [170] [171]
The following is the list of chiefs who are said to have ruled the Hejaz and to have been the patrilineal ancestors of Muhammad. [4] His Ancestors were generally referred to by their laqabs or titles, names will be mentioned alongside each title. Muhammad's ancestors to Murrah. 570 CE – Muhammad; 545 CE – Abdullah; 497 CE – Abd al ...
Muhammad is represented in a 15th-century fresco Last Judgement by Giovanni da Modena and drawing on Dante, in the Church of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy [60] and artwork by Salvador Dalí, Auguste Rodin, William Blake, and Gustave Doré. [61] Muhammad sometimes figures in Western depictions of groups of influential people in world history.
Muhammad then offered to marry her, and she accepted. [73] When it became known that tribes persons of Mustaliq were kinsmen of the prophet of Islam through marriage, the Muslims began releasing their captives. [74] Thus, Muhammad's marriage resulted in the freedom of nearly one hundred families whom he had recently enslaved. [75]
The life of Muhammad is known as the Sira and was lived in the full light of history. Everything he did and said was recorded. Because he could not read and write himself, he was constantly served by a group of 45 scribes who wrote down his sayings, instructions, and his activities. Muhammad himself insisted on documenting his important decisions.
The execution of the Banu Qurayza shown in the painting by 18th-century artist Muhammad Rafi Bazil titled "The Prophet, Ali, and the Companions at the execution of the Prisoners of the Jewish Tribe of Beni Qurayzah" In May 625, Muhammad laid siege to the Banu Nadir, after he came to know that they were plotting to assassinate him. [7]
The names and titles of Muhammad, [1] names and attributes of Muhammad [2], Names of Muhammad (Arabic: أسماء النبي, romanized: Asmā’u n-Nabiyy) are the titles of the prophet Muhammad and used by Muslims, where 88 of them are commonly known, but also countless names which are found mainly in the Quran and hadith literature.