Muhammad, the revivalist of Islam, died

On this day, 1385 years ago, on June 8, 0632 (the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month), Muhammad, the founder of Islam, died.

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Muhammad was the founder of Islam and a recognized prophet of Islam among Islamists (Muslims). Muslims in China are generally revered as "Prophet Muhammad" and also known as "Horse Saint". According to traditional Muslim biographies, he was born in Mecca around 570 and died in Medina on 8 June 632. His full name was Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Mutalib bin Hashemite. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last prophet of the Abrahamic religions. In addition, he unified the Arab tribes and thus laid the foundation for the later Arab Empire. At the same time, Muhammad is also one of the most commonly used names in the world.

In 570, Muhammad was born into the Hashemite family of the Kulaish tribe in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad was born (probably on 21 April 571) when his father died. According to the history of Islam, he was illiterate. His father died before his birth, his mother died of illness when he was 6 years old, and since then he has been raised by his grandfather Abdul Mutharib and his uncle Abu Tarib. As a child, he began to go out with his uncle to do business, and had traveled to Syria, Palestine and other places, where he had a deep understanding of the social situation in the Arabian Peninsula at that time and the religious conditions of polytheism, Judaism and Christianity. At the age of 25, he was employed by the rich widow Oficher, 40, of Mecca, for whom he was engaged in business and soon married. After marriage, he often went to the Cave of Sheila on the outskirts of Mecca to meditate, contemplating the mysteries of the universe and the value of human survival. (lssdjt.com)

In 610, Muhammad was 40 years old, and one day, while meditating alone in the cave of Sheila, he received a revelation from God through the angels, commanding him to spread Islam as a messenger on earth.

At the end of 612, he began to publicly call on the inhabitants of Mecca to renounce idolatry, submit to and revere the one God, stop evil and follow good, and proclaim the ancient orthodox religion of Islam, of which he himself was the last messenger. He advocated restricting usury, buying and selling fairly, giving to civilians, treating orphans well, freeing slaves, stopping blood revenge, and achieving peace and tranquility, which attracted the submission of a group of locals.

In 619, his uncle and wife died one after another, leaving Muhammad without two important protectors and supporters, and the Meccan nobles took the opportunity to add to the imminent harm. The history of Islam calls this year a "year of sorrow."

In 622, at the invitation of the Medina, the prophet Muhammad secretly moved believers to Medina in batches, and he himself and his close friend Abu Bakr escaped the enemy's pursuit, so he arrived in Medina on September 24 of that year, which is called the "great year of migration" in the history of Islam. Later, this year was designated as the first year of the Islamic calendar. In Medina, he first drew up a convention to be observed with the various clan groups. by virtue of consolidating the unity of the clans; This was followed by the establishment of a theocratic Muslim regime based on the Common Islamic faith, and the various canonical systems of Islam were successively established.

In 630, due to the default of the Meccans, Muhammad led an army of 100,000 to seize the city of Mecca, and quickly eliminated all idols in the "Kaaba" temple, making the "Kaaba" the center of Islamic worship.

In 631, the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula sent delegations to Medina to express their willingness to accept Islam, and the Arabian Peninsula was basically unified.

In 632 AD, the Prophet Muhammad led a large number of Muslims from Medina to Mecca on a pilgrimage. June 8 of the same year (March 12, 11th year of the Islamic calendar (more than 2006 years ago)). This great prophet died in Medina.