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His early years were spent as a shepherd but in his 20s, he married a wealthy widow named Khadeejah. Together they had six children, but only one of the children survived and that was Muhammad’s daughter Fatimah. Fatimah was loved very much by Muhammad and when he founded Islam, she along with her mother were among the first converts to Islam. She is today known as the “mother of all the descendents” of Muhammad—also known as sayyids or sharifs.[footnoteRef:8] [8: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam: Religion, History and Civilization (NY: HarperCollins, 2003), 47.]
Muhammad traveled frequently to Syria from Mecca, meeting people of Jewish and Christian faith. He learned some of the particulars of their religions. Meanwhile, he prayed and fasted in order to maintain a discipline in his own faith. When, in 612 AD, at the age of 40, he received a message from the archangel Gabriel, he entered into the service of Allah, acting as his prophet and apostle in Arabia. Muhammad would receive these revelations for the rest of his life—i.e., “for the next twenty-three years.”[footnoteRef:9] The message that Muhammad preached to those who would listen was that they must reject worshipping false idols and amend their lives to be in accordance with the will of Allah. His preaching was not initially well received by many, however, and he was driven from Mecca ten years later, in 622. This is known as the Hejira or Flight. [9: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam: Religion, History and Civilization (NY: HarperCollins, 2003), 50.]
From Mecca, Muhammad went to Medina, where he and his Muslims won the respect of the Bedouin tribes by defeating the Meccan army sent to protect a caravan traveling to Medina. The Muslims were vastly outnumbered but were ordered by Muhammad, who had trained them to fight with precision. The Meccan army was routed and the Bedouin who watched their enemy fall to the Muslim newcomers began from that point on to recognize Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.[footnoteRef:10] The Muslims grew in number but they continued to be challenged by enemies and Muhammad led the Muslims in a number of contests among Arabian tribes, Jewish tribes and Christian tribes. Throughout it all, Muhammad impressed among those who followed Islam the importance of maintaining a disciplined spirit, and for that reason Seyyed Hossein Nasr states that “the love of the Prophet lies at the heart of Islamic piety.”[footnoteRef:11] The importance and centrality of the Prophet to Islam can be seen in the understanding among Muslims that “human beings can love God only if God loves them, and God loves only the person who loves His Prophet.”[footnoteRef:12] This understanding is supported by the Qur’an, which states: “Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings upon the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessing upon him and salute him with a worthy salutation.”[footnoteRef:13] Thanks to his preaching and his victories in battle, Muhammad was able…
Mohammed Professional Values In Hey. I a research paper "Professional Work Values life Prophet Mohammad" Your research answer questions 1.What values? 2.What impact values? Use business corporate evidence prove argument. 3.How values a foundation organizational culture unifies Human Capital a diverse nature a contemporary organization?. Professional work values and leadership: The life of the prophet Mohammed The founder of Islam, the prophet Mohammed, is mainly known as a spiritual leader. But many of
This campaign was not only geared in making Meccans realize that there is only one God but also focused on uniting people under one God. Third, the prophet was not a man of war and used the word jihad, which has mistakenly been interpreted to mean holy war, to promote struggle for survival of Muslims. The struggle was primarily a peaceful non-violent way to fight for the survival of
Shadid characterizes the Turabi-led Islamist program -- achieved through a military coup -- as the attempt to establish Islamic politics in a viable modern way without division between political and religious life. Islam is seen as an encompassing identity, not just a belief set. Shadid gives its aims: "a revival of the umma, adoption of sharia, social and economic development and trepidation about the West's cultural, economic and political
What the Jews call the Torah, the Muslims call Tawrat: the first five books of the Old Testament. The Old Testament book of Psalms is also held dear to Muslims and is called Zabur, and the New Testament writing of Jesus are called Injil (Robinson). Muslims also believe in lost writings of Abraham, referred to as the Suhuf-i-Ibrahim (Robinson). Other beliefs that are central to the Muslim faith include belief
In the city of Medina, Muhammad united the warring tribes. Following eight years of fighting Mecca tribes the Muslims conquered Mecca. In the year 632, after returning to Medina from a farewell pilgrimage to Mecca, Muhammad became ill and died. At the time of his death, almost all of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to the Islamic faith. He had united the Arabian tribes into a single Muslim religious
She is warm and straightforward, considerate and humble. She is not a hypocrite or a cheat, does not speak falsely and offers good advice in a prudent way and for the general welfare. She has a word and keeps it. She is modest in appearance and in manners. She respects others as she respects herself and keeps out of matters where she is not part of. She does not