1) Muhammad was born in Mecca in the 6th century and was orphaned at a young age, being raised by his grandfather and uncle.
2) He later worked as a merchant and married Khadija, converting to Islam after encounters with the angel Gabriel.
3) Facing persecution from the ruling Quraysh tribe in Mecca who worshipped idols, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina, formerly known as Yathrib.
4) From there, Muhammad consolidated political and religious authority over western Arabia and his followers increased dramatically before his death in Medina in 632 AD.
1) Muhammad was born in Mecca in the 6th century and was orphaned at a young age, being raised by his grandfather and uncle.
2) He later worked as a merchant and married Khadija, converting to Islam after encounters with the angel Gabriel.
3) Facing persecution from the ruling Quraysh tribe in Mecca who worshipped idols, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina, formerly known as Yathrib.
4) From there, Muhammad consolidated political and religious authority over western Arabia and his followers increased dramatically before his death in Medina in 632 AD.
1) Muhammad was born in Mecca in the 6th century and was orphaned at a young age, being raised by his grandfather and uncle.
2) He later worked as a merchant and married Khadija, converting to Islam after encounters with the angel Gabriel.
3) Facing persecution from the ruling Quraysh tribe in Mecca who worshipped idols, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina, formerly known as Yathrib.
4) From there, Muhammad consolidated political and religious authority over western Arabia and his followers increased dramatically before his death in Medina in 632 AD.
1) Muhammad was born in Mecca in the 6th century and was orphaned at a young age, being raised by his grandfather and uncle.
2) He later worked as a merchant and married Khadija, converting to Islam after encounters with the angel Gabriel.
3) Facing persecution from the ruling Quraysh tribe in Mecca who worshipped idols, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina, formerly known as Yathrib.
4) From there, Muhammad consolidated political and religious authority over western Arabia and his followers increased dramatically before his death in Medina in 632 AD.