According to the traditional account, [2][3][4] Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. …

Jan 11, 2026 · According to Islamic tradition, his father died before Muhammad was born, and his mother died when he was a young child. He is usually said to have had 14 wives or concubines …

Dec 2, 2019 · Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last – hence the “seal” – of many prophets before him in Judaism and Christianity such as Adam, Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jesus …

Muhammad (Arabic: محمد, also Arabic transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and sometimes Mahomet, following the Latin or Turkish), is the founder of Islam —the world's second …

Sep 16, 2024 · A gate at the Prophet's Mosque ( Masjid al-Nabawi ). There's a calligraphy in the center of the gate which says the name of the Prophet Muhammad. As the final resting place of the Prophet …

At the age of forty, Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are collectively known as the Quran.

He is known as the final Prophet and messenger according to the Qur'an and Sunnah. He was also a diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, reformer, soldier and general during his lifetime. …

Muslims to this day revere Muhammad as the embodiment of the perfect believer and take his actions and sayings as a model of ideal conduct. Unlike Jesus, who Christians believe was God's son,...

Nov 12, 2025 · He is viewed as the final prophet of God in the main branches of Islam. Born to ‘Abdu’llah ibn ‘Abdu’l-Muttalib, his family belonged to the Banu Hashim clan, a branch of the Quraysh …

Apr 10, 2024 · As of 2015, there are over 1.8 billion Muslims in the world who profess, “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.” Muhammad was born around 570, AD in Mecca (now in …