preview

Prophet Muhammad Research Paper

Decent Essays

Muhammad was known as the prophet of Allah. With modest beginnings, he ended up starting the Islamic religion and building an empire in Arabia. Through his life, he taught important things, and his legacy forever has an impression on the world.
Muhammad was born in Makkah, with his father already dead. Following customs, his mother sent him away to live with nomads for a few years. Sadly, his mother died soon after he came home, making him an orphan. His uncle took him in, and after accompanying his uncle on trading trips, he became a trader. Later, he began managing caravans for a widow named Khadijah, and eventually she requested for a marriage and he accepted.
Muhammad was a spiritual man, and once, when Muhammad was praying in a cave, he …show more content…

Some of his followers were tortured, but the Muslims didn’t give up. As the number of Muslims grew, the Makkans started to boycott, and refused to do any business with the Hashim clan, Muhammad’s clan. This took a toll on many people in Muhammad’s clan, resulThe year Muhammad’s family died, he went on the Night Journey. This was a winged horse taking him to Jerusalem.
Muhammad went to Madinah, because he was getting protection there. Over here, he made a Muslim community, and had everyone respect Christians and Jews. Like Muslims, they were known as People of the Book. The Makkans and Muslims fought many battles against each other. After everything settled down, Muhammad led his final pilgrimage, and in Makkah, he delivered the Last Sermon, and died soon after.
After Muhammad’s death, Arabia was succeeded by 4 “rightly guided” people, also known as the 4 caliphs. Over the course of 100 years, the 4 caliphs expanded the empire, and spread Islam from Spain to India. There were sometimes disagreements, and the Muslims and the Umayyads started a civil war when Ali became 4th caliph. After Ali was murdered, the leader of Umayyad clan claimed the caliphate and started a dynasty, which eventually lead to a split between the Sunnis and the Shi’a. During the reign of the dynasty, Arabic language and acceptance of Islam unified the

Get Access