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Muhammad-Founder of the religion of Islam. A Profit is born. Muhammad was born on the Arabian Peninsula, in Mecca around 570 A.D. He was an orphan, and lived with his grandfather and uncle He believed that you should help the poor, give food to strangers , and take care of the sick
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A Profit is born • Muhammad was born on the Arabian Peninsula, in Mecca around 570 A.D. • He was an orphan, and lived with his grandfather and uncle • He believed that you should help the poor, give food to strangers , and take care of the sick • As a boy he helped his uncle herd flocks of sheep and became known as al-amin which means the trustworthy one.
Start of Islam • As the story goes, while Muhammad was in a cave, the angel, Gabriel, told him to be a messenger of Allah. • Muhammad began preaching in Mecca about the newly formed Islam, and how there was only one god. • The first followers were mostly his family and servants.
Rise of Islam • He then began preaching to others in Mecca. • Many poor people liked what Muhammad had to say. • Many of the people of Mecca began converting to Islam • The rich were worried about his teachings because he was telling them to share their wealth
Persecution of Islam • The rich and powerful people of Mecca started to persecute the poor slaves and workers who converted to Islam. • They forced them to leave the city or put them in jail. • Soon, Muslims began to leave Mecca. They went to a nearby city called Medina. • Mecca leaders plotted to kill Muhammad before he escaped them and went to Medina.
