MUHAMMY and ISLAM: contributions and teachings

Muhammad was the founder of the religion that we know as Islam, being considered as the last prophet and therefore the cause of the creation of one of the religions with the largest number of faithful in the world and the most relevant human figure in it. To know how this man became key to the history of humanity in this lesson from a Professor we must talk about Muhammad and Islam analyzing what he did and his main contributions.

Muhammad was born around 570 in the Arab tribe of Quraysh, located in Mecca in what is currently known as Saudi Arabia. In this tribe it was common to be sent to the desert in order to grow strong and healthy, which is why Muhammad spent much of his childhood with the nomads of the desert.

From a young age we can find texts that speak about his miracles, the first being the one in the story that tells that the angel Gabriel came down from heaven and opened her heart, removing a black clot that is said to be where the possibility of being tempted by Satan was. It is said that many children thought that he had died from Gabriel's attack, but that Muhammad rose to be worshiped by his people.

Being an orphan since childhood, and unable to inherit anything according to Arab law, the young Muhammad went toadopted by his grandfather and uncle, suffering a harsh childhood without having a specific destination for years. In part of his childhood he traveled through areas like Syria with his uncle, learning the customs of many tribes and forming a great knowledge from a very young age. It was on one of these trips that Muhammad met the monk Bahira, from whom it is believed that Muhammad learned the holy books.

When Muhammad grew up, he started working in different trades like merchant or shepherd, him without yet having a vocation to religion. It was at this stage in her life that he married a wealthy merchant named Khadija, having children with her before beginning her life as a prophet.

It is said that, at the age of forty, Muhammad had a revelation while meditating, seeing in a vision the archangel Gabriel, which made him think that he was cursed by some kind of demon. After being advised by his wife about the visions he had had, Muhammad began to listen to the visions, realizing that they were they were the word and message of their god. From that moment on, Muhammad used memorials, people who knew the Qur'an by heart, to remind them of the words that Muhammad received in the visions.

In one of the visions, the archangel Gabriel told Muhammad that he had been chosen as the last of the prophets, announcing that the Doomsday He was nearby and that he should give the word of God. One of the theories of the Qur'an is that Muhammad was illiterate, so the words he was saying must have come from revelations, although some sources have shown that the illiterate Muhammad's version was not true.

Over the years, many were the faithful who joined Muhammad, creating a large number of followers that clashed with the traditional polytheistic beliefs of the area. At this point, the local tribal leaders were confronted with Muhammad's thought, since much of his wealth was born from the visits to Mecca to visit the worship of numerous gods, which clashed with the ideas of Muhammad and caused the persecution of him and his allies.

The year 619 was especially hard for Muhammad, with his wife and his uncle dying, but also being disowned by the tribe into which he was born. Soon after, Muhammad took a trip on a night in which it is said that he ascended to heaven and communicated with ancient prophets What Moses, Abraham or Jesus.

Fleeing the attacks against his person, Muhammad traveled to Medina, positioning himself as a mediator and achieving the adherence of various Arab tribes to his ideology. It was in Medina that Muhammad tried to bring Jews and Christians to his religion, not achieving great advances but signing peace pacts with them.

To continue this lesson on Muhammad and Islam, we must discuss the great war that took place between his supporters and his adversaries and the last years of the prophet before his death.

Fear of Muhammad's growing power in Medina made him Mecca will begin preparations for a warAt the same time that Muhammad was getting more and more military allies. For months, the battles between the followers of Muhammad and the rulers of MeccaBut the summary was a victory for Muhammad's army, which, even though it was very inferior, was able to defeat the so-called infidels.

Muhammad's victories caused many to see him as a true prophet that counted on the power of God, becoming many citizens of Medina in muslims and giving the rulership of the city to Muhammad. In this situation, Muhammad had several marriages at the same time that served to bring positions between his allies, causing a huge marriage policy.

Over the years, Muhammad's power was so great that he was able to take Mecca without meeting resistance and in a non-violent way, showing that his ideology now dominated the area. Muhammad prohibited the polytheistic pilgrimage to Mecca and made it the center of a pilgrimage site of Islam, converting almost the entire city to this religion.

After take all ArabiaMuhammad had succeeded in converting most of this area to Islam, but soon after he passed away from a short eating illness. Muhammad's influence did not end with his death, since his descendants formed Caliphates who conquer huge areas all over the planet spreading the beliefs of Muhammad all over the world.