Life of Muhammed

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Life of Muhammed

• 1. Muhammed born A.D. 570
• 2. Orphaned at age 8
• 3. married at 25 to wealthy older widow
• 4. successful caravan trader

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5. has vision of the Angel Gabriel in A.D. 610
on Mt. Hira 6. Began telling/preaching about
Allahabout 100 followers by A.D. 620
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7. Muhammed's message angered wealthy people in
Mecca8. Muhammad flees to Medina in A.D. 622
(Hejira)9. gains support and returns to Mecca
in 630 and conquerors the city
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10. Muhammad destroys all the idols in the
Kabah11. appoints Muslim governor in Mecca12.
returns to Medina to consolidate power
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13. Muhammad dies in A.D. 632 having conquered
the central and western coastal regions of Arabia