Hazrat Mohammad Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam Biography ( Hazrat Muhammad(Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam)- biography)

The people of ancient Arabia were misguided and misled. They disobeyed Allah and worshipped idols. Then Allah Ta�ala favoured mankind by sending them the best creation of Allah; the Master of humankind and jinns; the greatest personality on earth; the beloved of Allah, Prophet Muhammad Mustafa Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) was born in the month of Rabi� Awwal in the year 571 C.E. He was a descendant of Prophet Ismail �Alayhissalam. His father, Abdullah, died several weeks before his birth. His mother, Amina died during the return journey from Madinah, at a place called Abwa. He was raised by his grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, until the age of eight. After his grandfather�s death, his uncle, Abu Talib, took care of him. Abu Talib treated Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) very kindly. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) would sleep in his uncle�s bed and eat with him.

Under the guidance of Abu Talib, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) began to earn his living as a businessman and a trader. At the age of twelve, he accompanied Abu Talib with a caravan as far as Syria. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) was popularly known as �al-Ameen� (the trustworthy) and �al-Sadiq� (the truthful) for his good deeds. His name, Muhammad means �the praised one�.

After hearing about Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam)�s impressive character, Sayyidatna Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha), a rich business woman, offered Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) money to take some goods for trade to Syria. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) set out for Syria along with Maisarah, a slave of Sayyidatina Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha). After the trip, Maisarah told Sayyidatina Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha) all about the Prophet (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam). Sayyidatina Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha) was fascinated by Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam). Therefore, she married him (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam). Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) and Sayyidatina Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha) were blessed with two sons and four daughters. Their first son, Qasim died at the age of two while their second son, Abdullah, died during his infancy. Prophet Muhammad�s (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) four daughters were Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatima (Rady Allahu �Anhunna).

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) usually went to a cave in Mount Hira for meditation. Sometimes, he would remain in the cave for a month. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) was forty years old when Jibril (peace be upon him) appeared before him and revealed the first five verses of Surah Al-Alaq of the Qur�an. After the revelation, Sayyidatina Khadija (Rady Allahu Anha) became the first woman to accept Islam.

Jibreel (peace be upon him) visited Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) and revealed verses of the Qur�an over a period of twenty-three years. Sometimes, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) would receive some parts of a chapter or a whole chapter. They were memorized as soon as they were revealed. These verses were collected in a book, known as the Qur�an.

The first few people to accept Islam were his cousin Hadrat Ali, his servant Hadrat Zayd ibn Harithah, his friend Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (Rady Allahu Anhum) and his daughters. They accepted Islam by testifying that � There is no deity except Allah. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) is Allah�s Messenger�.

In the first three years of Prophet Muhammad�s (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) mission, forty people accepted Islam. He then began to preach Islam in public. The leaders of the Quraish did not accept the new religion. Some of them tried to bribe Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) with money and power, including an offer to make him a king. But our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu �Alaihi wa Sallam) refused to abandon Allah�s message