Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H.) Biography
We have sent thee not except as a mercy to all the Worlds. (The Holy Qur’an, The Prophets, 21:107).
We have sent thee not except as a giver of glad-tidings and a warner to all the peoples. (The Holy Qur’an, Sheba, 34:28).
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Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) was son of Abdullah, who was son of Abdul-Muttalib, who was son of Hashim - whose ancestry reached the Prophet Ismael son of the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon them.
The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) was born in the city of Mecca, in Arabia, on a Friday, the 17th day of the lunar month of Rabi-I, in the year 570 CE into a noble family whose fathers and ancestors were amongst the chiefs of the Quraysh tribe, and the Bani-Hashim clan. His Prophetic mission began on the 27th day of the month of Rajab, in the year 610 CE, when he received the first divine revelation. Then the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet progressively according to the circumstances of the time over a period of 23 years.
The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) was killed by poisoning on the 28th day of the month of Safar in the 11th year of the Hijrah 1, 630 CE.