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* DovesMeanPeace: It is widely believed that pigeons assisted The Prophet Muhammad in distracting his enemies outside the cave of Thaw'r in the great Hijira. Due to a pair of them (alongside a spider weaving its cobwebs) laying their eggs and building a nest, Muhammad's enemies believed that he couldn't actually be in that cave (even though he was in there), which likely saved him.
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See also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad the other wiki]], our own [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Useful Notes on Islam]] and Literature/TheQuran.
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* UndyingLoyalty: He was very loyal to Allah and will obey the latters command without any question.
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* AllLovingHero: He holds no grudges or hatred against anyone, [[EasilyForgiven and is willing to forgive his enemies who tortured him badly and eager to help them whenever they're in trouble.]]
* NiceGuy: He was a kind-hearted and forgiving prophet who was fond of helping people in need and even prayed to Allah to give hidayath to his enemies.
* UndyingLoyalty: He is very loyal to Allah and will obey the latters command without any question.
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* While dead since the start of the game, in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings'' 2 and 3, he can found (with a censored image) in the family trees of various characters and history files of the sunni and shia caliphates, complete with a set of "traits" about his character.
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Abu Talib was chief of Banu Hashim, one of the many clans that formed the Quraysh tribe of UsefulNotes/{{Mecca}}, and conducted frequent trips abroad. One day, when he brought Muhammad to one these trips, the two met a Christian priest, who prophesied about Muhammad's prophethood. As he grew older, Muhammad worked as traders on behalf of merchants and became well-known for his honesty. One of the merchants employing him was a successful businesswoman named Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Impressed by his conduct, Khadijah proposed to Muhammad and was accepted. Muhammad was monogamously married to Khadijah until her death, and she gave birth to the prophet's only child to produce a lineage that survives to this day, Fatimah.
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Abu Talib was chief of Banu Hashim, one of the many clans that formed the Quraysh tribe of UsefulNotes/{{Mecca}}, and conducted frequent trips abroad. One day, when he brought Muhammad to one of these trips, the two met a Christian priest, who prophesied about Muhammad's prophethood. As he grew older, Muhammad worked as traders a trader on behalf of merchants and became well-known for his honesty. One of the merchants employing him was a successful businesswoman named Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Impressed by his conduct, Khadijah proposed to Muhammad and was accepted. Muhammad was monogamously married to Khadijah until her death, and she gave birth to the prophet's only child to produce a lineage that survives to this day, Fatimah.
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Abu Talib was chief of Banu Hashim, one of the many clans that formed the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, UsefulNotes/{{Mecca}}, and conducted frequent trips abroad. One day, when he brought Muhammad to one these trips, the two met a Christian priest, who prophesied about Muhammad's prophethood. As he grew older, Muhammad worked as traders on behalf of merchants and became well-known for his honesty. One of the merchants employing him was a successful businesswoman named Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Impressed by his conduct, Khadijah proposed to Muhammad and was accepted. Muhammad was monogamously married to Khadijah until her death, and she gave birth to the prophet's only child to produce a lineage that survives to this day, Fatimah.
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Yathrib was a mixed pagan Arab-Jewish city, and there was some opposition regarding Muhammad settling there. However, the environment was nowhere as hostile as in Mecca, so Muhammad and his followers established the first organized Muslim community there. The community grew stronger throughout the years and turned into a military and political force to be reckoned with. With this force, the Muslims gradually conquered Arabia and eventually succeeded in retaking Mecca. The conquest was done by persuasion, treaties, and warfare as a last resort when the treaty was violated. Ten years after the migration to Medina, the Seal of the Prophets preached his last sermon atop Mount Arafat before dying several months later. By his death, the Muslims had conquered all of Arabia.
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Yathrib was a mixed pagan Arab-Jewish city, and there was some opposition regarding Muhammad settling there. However, the environment was nowhere as hostile as in Mecca, so Muhammad and his followers established the first organized Muslim community there.there, giving Yathrib its current name, the City of Light (al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, or Medina for short). The community grew stronger throughout the years and turned into a military and political force to be reckoned with. With this force, the Muslims gradually conquered Arabia and eventually succeeded in retaking taking Mecca. The conquest was done by persuasion, treaties, and warfare as a last resort when the treaty was violated. Ten years after the migration to Medina, the Seal of the Prophets preached his last sermon atop Mount Arafat before dying several months later. By his death, the Muslims had conquered all of Arabia.
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The final Prophet of UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah. The final Prophet of UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''
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The main sources on the life of Muhammad are the ''sira'' (prophetic biographies) and the hadith (sayings of Muhammad). Literature/TheQuran, in contrast, contains little information on Muhammad and his life.
According to his biographies, Muhammad was the only child of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Aminah bint Wahb, the former of whom died before he was born. As per Arab custom at the time, he lived with a wet nurse for two years, during which the first proof of his prophethood manifested. Muhammad lost his mother at six years old and grandfather Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, who took him in after Aminah's death, at eight years old. His subsequent years growing up were spent with his paternal uncle, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
Abu Talib was chief of Banu Hashim, one of the many clans that formed the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, and conducted frequent trips abroad. One day, when he brought Muhammad to one these trips, the two met a Christian priest, who prophesied about Muhammad's prophethood. As he grew older, Muhammad worked as traders on behalf of merchants and became well-known for his honesty. One of the merchants employing him was a successful businesswoman named Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Impressed by his conduct, Khadijah proposed to Muhammad and was accepted. Muhammad was monogamously married to Khadijah until her death, and she gave birth to the prophet's only child to produce a lineage that survives to this day, Fatimah.
Muhammad received the first confirmation of his prophethood, as well as the first message from God, at the age of 40. While he was spending a night at Jabal al-Nour, a hill outside Mecca, the angel Gabriel descended to him and delivered the first five verses of the Qur'an. Khadijah was the first person to believe his words, followed by Ali ibn Abu Talib, his cousin. Gabriel would continue to deliver other verses of the Qur'an until Muhammad's death 23 years later, in time to serve the needs of the people, places, and times.
With the words of God at hand, Muhammad began preaching to the people of Mecca, confirming his status as the last of the prophets, decrying their corruption and idolatry, and stressed that only belief in God and doing good deeds in His name would give them peace in life and death. A few believed his words, but most were either ambivalent or hostile, regarding them as affront to their pagan faith. Politically, Muhammad was protected by Abu Talib (though he would remain pagan until his death), while Khadijah provided his finances. As a result, when the two died within the same year, opposition to the prophet became more and more pronounced. He and his followers had previously emigrated in search of safety to Abyssinia, but returned to Mecca a few years afterward. When the threat of Muhammad's life was at stake, he and his followers emigrated again, this time to Yathrib, a city several hundred of kilometers north of Mecca.
Yathrib was a mixed pagan Arab-Jewish city, and there was some opposition regarding Muhammad settling there. However, the environment was nowhere as hostile as in Mecca, so Muhammad and his followers established the first organized Muslim community there. The community grew stronger throughout the years and turned into a military and political force to be reckoned with. With this force, the Muslims gradually conquered Arabia and eventually succeeded in retaking Mecca. The conquest was done by persuasion, treaties, and warfare as a last resort when the treaty was violated. Ten years after the migration to Medina, the Seal of the Prophets preached his last sermon atop Mount Arafat before dying several months later. By his death, the Muslims had conquered all of Arabia.
The main sources on the life of Muhammad are the ''sira'' (prophetic biographies) and the hadith (sayings of Muhammad). Literature/TheQuran, in contrast, contains little information on Muhammad and his life.
According to his biographies, Muhammad was the only child of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Aminah bint Wahb, the former of whom died before he was born. As per Arab custom at the time, he lived with a wet nurse for two years, during which the first proof of his prophethood manifested. Muhammad lost his mother at six years old and grandfather Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, who took him in after Aminah's death, at eight years old. His subsequent years growing up were spent with his paternal uncle, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
Abu Talib was chief of Banu Hashim, one of the many clans that formed the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, and conducted frequent trips abroad. One day, when he brought Muhammad to one these trips, the two met a Christian priest, who prophesied about Muhammad's prophethood. As he grew older, Muhammad worked as traders on behalf of merchants and became well-known for his honesty. One of the merchants employing him was a successful businesswoman named Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. Impressed by his conduct, Khadijah proposed to Muhammad and was accepted. Muhammad was monogamously married to Khadijah until her death, and she gave birth to the prophet's only child to produce a lineage that survives to this day, Fatimah.
Muhammad received the first confirmation of his prophethood, as well as the first message from God, at the age of 40. While he was spending a night at Jabal al-Nour, a hill outside Mecca, the angel Gabriel descended to him and delivered the first five verses of the Qur'an. Khadijah was the first person to believe his words, followed by Ali ibn Abu Talib, his cousin. Gabriel would continue to deliver other verses of the Qur'an until Muhammad's death 23 years later, in time to serve the needs of the people, places, and times.
With the words of God at hand, Muhammad began preaching to the people of Mecca, confirming his status as the last of the prophets, decrying their corruption and idolatry, and stressed that only belief in God and doing good deeds in His name would give them peace in life and death. A few believed his words, but most were either ambivalent or hostile, regarding them as affront to their pagan faith. Politically, Muhammad was protected by Abu Talib (though he would remain pagan until his death), while Khadijah provided his finances. As a result, when the two died within the same year, opposition to the prophet became more and more pronounced. He and his followers had previously emigrated in search of safety to Abyssinia, but returned to Mecca a few years afterward. When the threat of Muhammad's life was at stake, he and his followers emigrated again, this time to Yathrib, a city several hundred of kilometers north of Mecca.
Yathrib was a mixed pagan Arab-Jewish city, and there was some opposition regarding Muhammad settling there. However, the environment was nowhere as hostile as in Mecca, so Muhammad and his followers established the first organized Muslim community there. The community grew stronger throughout the years and turned into a military and political force to be reckoned with. With this force, the Muslims gradually conquered Arabia and eventually succeeded in retaking Mecca. The conquest was done by persuasion, treaties, and warfare as a last resort when the treaty was violated. Ten years after the migration to Medina, the Seal of the Prophets preached his last sermon atop Mount Arafat before dying several months later. By his death, the Muslims had conquered all of Arabia.
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* BestFriendsInLaw: Some of Muhammad's wives were relatives of his companions. Aisha, his third wife, was the daughter of Abu Bakr, Muhammad's closest friend and the one who led the community after his death. Hafsa, his fourth wife, was the daughter of Umar, who succeeded Abu Bakr as caliph. Ramla, his sixth wife, was member of the Umayyad clan that established the world's first dynastic caliphate. Muhammad's daughter, Fatima, also married his first cousin and the first man to accept Islam, Ali.
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* BestFriendsInLaw: Some of Muhammad's wives were relatives of his companions. Aisha, his third wife, was the daughter of Abu Bakr, Muhammad's closest friend and the one who led the community after his death. Hafsa, his fourth wife, was the daughter of Umar, who succeeded Abu Bakr as caliph. Ramla, his sixth wife, was member of the Umayyad clan that established the world's first dynastic caliphate. Muhammad's daughter, Fatima, Fatimah, also married his first cousin and the first man to accept Islam, Ali.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. His sons died during their infancy, but he had a daughter named Fatima who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. His sons died during their infancy, but he had a daughter named Fatima Fatimah who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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* TheLostLenore: The year Muhammad lost his first wife, Khadijah, is known as the "Year of Sorrow". This was the same year he lost his uncle, Abu Talib, who had been a father figure in his life, so the grief was double. Considering that Muhammad only began marrying more than one woman after she died and that their daughter Fatima was the only one who produced a lineage, some Muslims (notably Shiites) consider Khadijah to be special in some way.
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* TheLostLenore: The year Muhammad lost his first wife, Khadijah, is known as the "Year of Sorrow". This was the same year he lost his uncle, Abu Talib, who had been a father figure in his life, so the grief was double. Considering that Muhammad only began marrying more than one woman after she died and that their daughter Fatima Fatimah was the only one who produced a lineage, some Muslims (notably Shiites) consider Khadijah to be special in some way.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Muhammad outlived all of his children save Fatima, who only outlived him for several months. Fatima was also the only one whose kids had children of their own, meaning those who claim themselves as Muhammad's descendants trace their lineage through her.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Muhammad outlived all of his children save Fatima, Fatimah, who only outlived him for several months. Fatima Fatimah was also the only one whose kids had children of their own, meaning those who claim themselves as Muhammad's descendants trace their lineage through her.
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** The prophet was born during the Year of the Elephant, so named because Mecca at the time withstood a failed invasion by Christian Yemenis who wanted to demolish the Kaaba, then a pagan pilgrimage site. The Christians, who arrived by elephants, saw their army being routed when the elephants refused to enter the city.
** Some circles of the Muslim community developed a tradition of celebrating the prophet's birthdate, which fell on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. Others frown upon this, as they view it as a modern innovation (''bid'ah'') and being too close for comfort to Christmas.
** The prophet was born during the Year of the Elephant, so named because Mecca at the time withstood a failed invasion by Christian Yemenis who wanted to demolish the Kaaba, then a pagan pilgrimage site. The Christians, who arrived by elephants, saw their army being routed when the elephants refused to enter the city.
** Some circles of the Muslim community developed a tradition of celebrating the prophet's birthdate, which fell on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. Others frown upon this, as they view it as a modern innovation (''bid'ah'') and being too close for comfort to Christmas.
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* Part of the reason French satirical newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'' was attacked was due to displaying Muhammad on the front page of one of their newspapers.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: And back again. During the ''Isra''' ("night journey") and ''Mi'raj'' ("ascension to heaven") event, Muhammad traveled to the highest heaven to meet with God.
* DefaceOfTheMoon: A miracle attributed to the prophet is the splitting of the moon, mentioned in QS 54:1-2.
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* TheLostLenore: The year Muhammad lost his first wife, Khadijah, is known as the "Year of Sorrow". This was the same year he lost his uncle, Abu Talib, who had been a father figure in his life, so the grief was double. Considering that Muhammad only began marrying more than one woman after she died and that their daughter Fatima was the only one who produced a lineage, some Muslims (notably Shias) consider Khadijah to be special in some way.
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* TheLostLenore: The year Muhammad lost his first wife, Khadijah, is known as the "Year of Sorrow". This was the same year he lost his uncle, Abu Talib, who had been a father figure in his life, so the grief was double. Considering that Muhammad only began marrying more than one woman after she died and that their daughter Fatima was the only one who produced a lineage, some Muslims (notably Shias) Shiites) consider Khadijah to be special in some way.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Due to different transliterations from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet, his name occurs as Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhamed, Muhammet or Muhamet. Historically, the somewhat garbled Mahomet(us) was also used in the Christian world and is still pretty common in French. The European folklore of the demon {{Baphomet}} was also a corruption of the prophet's name.
* SuccessionCrisis: The Muslim community (''Ummah'') was only united during Muhammad's lifetime. Disputes over succession began immediately after his death, as a minority believed that Muhammad entrusted succession within family, while the rest believed that the matters had to be decided by consensus. This eventually spiraled led to the first Muslim civil war, with the assassination of Husayn ibn Ali, the prophet's grandson, representing the point of no return in the break between traditionalists (''Sunni'') and the party of Ali (''Shi'a'').
* SuccessionCrisis: The Muslim community (''Ummah'') was only united during Muhammad's lifetime. Disputes over succession began immediately after his death, as a minority believed that Muhammad entrusted succession within family, while the rest believed that the matters had to be decided by consensus. This eventually spiraled led to the first Muslim civil war, with the assassination of Husayn ibn Ali, the prophet's grandson, representing the point of no return in the break between traditionalists (''Sunni'') and the party of Ali (''Shi'a'').
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Due to different transliterations from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet, his name occurs as Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhamed, Muhammet or Muhamet. Historically, the somewhat garbled Mahomet(us) was also used in the Christian world and is still pretty common in French. The European folklore name of the demon {{Baphomet}} was from European folklore is also a corruption of the prophet's name.
* SuccessionCrisis: The Muslim community (''Ummah'') was only united during Muhammad's lifetime. Disputes over succession began immediately after his death, as a minority believed that Muhammad entrusted succession within family, while the rest believed that the matters had to be decided by consensus. This eventually spiraledled to into the first Muslim civil war, with the assassination of Husayn ibn Ali, the prophet's grandson, representing the point of no return in the break between traditionalists (''Sunni'') and the party of Ali (''Shi'a'').
* SuccessionCrisis: The Muslim community (''Ummah'') was only united during Muhammad's lifetime. Disputes over succession began immediately after his death, as a minority believed that Muhammad entrusted succession within family, while the rest believed that the matters had to be decided by consensus. This eventually spiraled
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* KissingCousins: Zaynab bint Jahsh, Muhammad's seventh wife, was his first cousin. Some of his other wives might also be more distantly related to him (Khadijah for instance was his third cousin once removed through his father and fourth cousin through his mother). Cousin marriage is widely practice by Arabs before and after Islam and is not forbidden in the Qur'an.
* TheLostLenore: The year Muhammad lost his first wife, Khadijah, is known as the "Year of Sorrow". This was the same year he lost his uncle, Abu Talib, who had been a father figure in his life, so the grief was double. Considering that Muhammad only began marrying more than one woman after she died and that their daughter Fatima was the only one who produced a lineage, some Muslims (notably Shias) consider Khadijah to be special in some way.
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* {{Polyamory}}: Indisputably, Muhammad married a total of eleven wives in his life (there were two non-Muslim women whom he might have married to manumit them, but not all agree on this). He was monogamously married to his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, but after her death he began to keep more than one wife at a time. There were many interwoven reasons causing this. Some of his wives (Aisha, Hafsa) were relatives of his companions, so marrying them would strengthen their relationship. Others (Sawda, Zaynab, Hind) were widowed by the continual state of warfare in Arab society back then, so Muhammad married them to provide an income to them and their children. The Qur'an (4:3) only allows Muslim men a limit of four wives to keep at the same time and only if they can provide equally for all of them, with Muhammad's case being deemed a special dispensation.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Muhammad outlived all of his children save Fatima, who only outlived him for several months. Fatima was also the only one whose kids had children of their own, meaning those who claim themselves as Muhammad's descendants trace their lineage through her.
* ParentalAbandonment: Muhammad lost both of his parents at an early age. He never forgot his roots after he came to the realization as a prophet, making orphans one of the prioritized targets for Muslims to give alms to. The rule permitting polygamy was originally instituted so men could prevent orphans from growing up without a father.
* {{Polyamory}}: Indisputably, Muhammad married a total of eleven wives in his life (there were two more non-Muslim women whom he might have married to manumit them, but not all agree on this). He was monogamously married to his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, but after her death he began to keep more than one wife at a time. There were many interwoven reasons causing this. Some of his wives (Aisha, Hafsa) were relatives of his companions, so marrying them would strengthen their relationship. Others (Sawda,Zaynab, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Hind) were widowed by the continual state of warfare in Arab society back then, so Muhammad married them to provide an income to them and their children. The Qur'an (4:3) only allows Muslim men a limit of four wives to keep at the same time and only if they can provide equally for all of them, with Muhammad's case being deemed a special dispensation.
* ParentalAbandonment: Muhammad lost both of his parents at an early age. He never forgot his roots after he came to the realization as a prophet, making orphans one of the prioritized targets for Muslims to give alms to. The rule permitting polygamy was originally instituted so men could prevent orphans from growing up without a father.
* {{Polyamory}}: Indisputably, Muhammad married a total of eleven wives in his life (there were two more non-Muslim women whom he might have married to manumit them, but not all agree on this). He was monogamously married to his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, but after her death he began to keep more than one wife at a time. There were many interwoven reasons causing this. Some of his wives (Aisha, Hafsa) were relatives of his companions, so marrying them would strengthen their relationship. Others (Sawda,
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* BestFriendsInLaw: Some of Muhammad's wives were relatives of his companions. Aisha, his third wife, was the daughter of Abu Bakr, Muhammad's closest friend and the one who led the community after his death. Hafsa, his fourth wife, was the daughter of Umar, who succeeded Abu Bakr as caliph. Ramla, his sixth wife, was member of the Umayyad clan that established the world's first dynastic caliphate. Muhammad's daughter, Fatima, also married his first cousin and the first man to accept Islam, Ali.
* TheExile: Twice.
** In 613, Muhammad and his companions escaped Mecca, because his teachings had angered hardliners who did not like the message he was preaching and threatened to kill him. They ended up going to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), a Christian kingdom in East Africa, where they were welcomed by the king to practice their religion and wait until the political furor in Mecca die down so they could return back.
** In 622, Muhammad escaped Mecca again for much of the same reasons, settling in Yathrib, a mixed Arab-Jewish city to the north of Mecca. The Muslim community was basically formed in Yathrib, later renamed ''al-Madinah al-Munawwarah'' (the city of light) or simply ''Medina'', hence the date of the migration became the starting point of the Muslim calendar.
** In 613, Muhammad and his companions escaped Mecca, because his teachings had angered hardliners who did not like the message he was preaching and threatened to kill him. They ended up going to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), a Christian kingdom in East Africa, where they were welcomed by the king to practice their religion and wait until the political furor in Mecca die down so they could return back.
** In 622, Muhammad escaped Mecca again for much of the same reasons, settling in Yathrib, a mixed Arab-Jewish city to the north of Mecca. The Muslim community was basically formed in Yathrib, later renamed ''al-Madinah al-Munawwarah'' (the city of light) or simply ''Medina'', hence the date of the migration became the starting point of the Muslim calendar.
* GoodShepherd: As a young man, the prophet was trusted many times to guard flocks of sheep, because he always took good care of them. This earned him the epithet ''al-Amin'', meaning "the reliable one".
* HeroicBSOD: When Muhammad was shown the true form of Gabriel during the first revelation, he was struck with so much fear he went back home and asked Khadijah to cover with him a cloak, leading God to reveal the surah ''Al-Muddathir'' ("the Cloaked One").
* HeroicBSOD: When Muhammad was shown the true form of Gabriel during the first revelation, he was struck with so much fear he went back home and asked Khadijah to cover with him a cloak, leading God to reveal the surah ''Al-Muddathir'' ("the Cloaked One").
* KindheartedCatLover: According to legends, Muhammad owned a female cat named Muizza. Once when he saw her sleep on top of his cloak, rather than waking her up, he cut the cloak so the cat would not be disturbed. The Prophet's treatment of his cat influenced a great deal of the Muslim world's general acceptance of cats into their lives.
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* {{Nephewism}}: Muhammad's father, Abdullah, died before he was born, while his mother, Aminah, died when he was six years old. He was taken in by his grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, but he died just two years later. As a result, Muhammad grew to adulthood under his uncle, Abu Talib.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Initially, Meccans were violently opposed to Muhammad's teachings, considering them a defilement of their religion, forcing the Muslims to leave the city at least two times and engaging in bloody wars against them. Nowadays, of course, Meccans have wholeheartedly accepted Islam.
* {{Polyamory}}: Indisputably, Muhammad married a total of eleven wives in his life (there were two non-Muslim women whom he might have married to manumit them, but not all agree on this). He was monogamously married to his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, but after her death he began to keep more than one wife at a time. There were many interwoven reasons causing this. Some of his wives (Aisha, Hafsa) were relatives of his companions, so marrying them would strengthen their relationship. Others (Sawda, Zaynab, Hind) were widowed by the continual state of warfare in Arab society back then, so Muhammad married them to provide an income to them and their children. The Qur'an (4:3) only allows Muslim men a limit of four wives to keep at the same time and only if they can provide equally for all of them, with Muhammad's case being deemed a special dispensation.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Due to different transliterations from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet, his name occurs as Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhamed, Muhammet or Muhamet. Historically, the somewhat garbled Mahomet(us) was also used in the Christian world and is still pretty common in French. The European folklore of the demon {{Baphomet}} was also a corruption of the prophet's name.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Initially, Meccans were violently opposed to Muhammad's teachings, considering them a defilement of their religion, forcing the Muslims to leave the city at least two times and engaging in bloody wars against them. Nowadays, of course, Meccans have wholeheartedly accepted Islam.
* {{Polyamory}}: Indisputably, Muhammad married a total of eleven wives in his life (there were two non-Muslim women whom he might have married to manumit them, but not all agree on this). He was monogamously married to his first wife, Khadijah, for 25 years, but after her death he began to keep more than one wife at a time. There were many interwoven reasons causing this. Some of his wives (Aisha, Hafsa) were relatives of his companions, so marrying them would strengthen their relationship. Others (Sawda, Zaynab, Hind) were widowed by the continual state of warfare in Arab society back then, so Muhammad married them to provide an income to them and their children. The Qur'an (4:3) only allows Muslim men a limit of four wives to keep at the same time and only if they can provide equally for all of them, with Muhammad's case being deemed a special dispensation.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Due to different transliterations from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet, his name occurs as Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhamed, Muhammet or Muhamet. Historically, the somewhat garbled Mahomet(us) was also used in the Christian world and is still pretty common in French. The European folklore of the demon {{Baphomet}} was also a corruption of the prophet's name.
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* UptownGirl: Muhammad's marriage to Khadijah was this, as he was a poor orphan who worked in menial jobs while she was a wealthy businesswoman.
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# Religious Taboos: Islam is very divided on portrayals in general and the prophet in particular. Some consider it ''haram'' (forbidden) to portray (in text or image) any person at all, while others are okay with portraying any person, and yet others make an exception for Muhammad in one direction or the other.
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# Religious Taboos: Islam is very divided on portrayals in general and the prophet in particular. Some consider it ''haram'' (forbidden) (forbidden for believers) to portray (in text or image) any person at all, while others are okay with portraying any person, and yet others make an exception for Muhammad in one direction or the other.
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# Religious Taboos: Islam is very divided on portrayals in general and the prophet in particular. Some consider it haraam ''haram'' (forbidden) to portray (in text or image) any person at all, while others are okay with portraying any person, and yet others make an exception for Muhammad in one direction or the other.
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* AGodIAmNot: Muhammad stated that he was a mortal human and that he never wanted to be worshipped as a God or a Demigod. This is why he and other prophets are not visually depicted in mainstream Islam. [[https://hamariweb.com/islam/hadith/sahih-bukhari-6517/ He also stated that he wasn't the best of all when a Muslim said that he was superior to everyone]].
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* AGodIAmNot: Muhammad stated that he was a mortal human and that he never wanted to be worshipped as a God or a Demigod. This is why he and other prophets are not visually depicted in mainstream Islam. [[https://hamariweb.com/islam/hadith/sahih-bukhari-6517/ He also stated that he wasn't the best of all when a Muslim said that he was superior to everyone]]. \n %% * InterruptedSuicide: A hadith relates that the ArchangelGabriel prevented him from suicide.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. He had no sons (ones that survived infancy, anyway), but he had a daughter named Fatima who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. He had no His sons (ones that survived died during their infancy, anyway), but he had a daughter named Fatima who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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* TheChosenOne: Islam considers Muhammad the greatest and final prophet.
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* TheChosenOne: Islam considers Muhammad the greatest and final prophet.
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* AGodIAmNot: Muhammad stated that he was a mortal human and that he never wanted to be worshipped as a God or a Demigod. This is why he and other prophets are not visually depicted in mainstream Islam.
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* AGodIAmNot: Muhammad stated that he was a mortal human and that he never wanted to be worshipped as a God or a Demigod. This is why he and other prophets are not visually depicted in mainstream Islam. [[https://hamariweb.com/islam/hadith/sahih-bukhari-6517/ He also stated that he wasn't the best of all when a Muslim said that he was superior to everyone]].
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* JesusWasWayCool: Muhammad regarded UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} as a prophet of God, a wise teacher of morality, and a holy man. He dismissed the idea that Jesus was God or son of God as UnwantedFalseFaith that didn't pop up until after Jesus died. Today, Islam still regard Jesus as second in holiness only to Muhammad himself.
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* JesusWasWayCool: Muhammad regarded UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} as a prophet of God, a wise teacher of morality, the Messiah and a holy man. He dismissed the idea that Jesus was God or son of God as UnwantedFalseFaith that didn't pop up until after Jesus died. Today, Islam still regard Jesus as second in holiness only to Muhammad himself.
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Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting Prophets to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather than about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems:
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Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting Prophets {{Historical Domain Character}}s to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather than about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems:
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Having had a huge impact on the history and cultural development of the world, Muhammad is one of the most interesting Prophet Prophets to use in works. However, portraying Muhammad is often considered controversial, and thus portrayals of him tend to be about these controversies rather than about Muhammad himself. There are four such portrayal problems:
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The main sources on the life of Muhammad are the ''sira'' (prophetic biographies) and the hadith (sayings of Muhammad). The Quran, in contrast, contains only little information on Muhammad and his life.
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The main sources on the life of Muhammad are the ''sira'' (prophetic biographies) and the hadith (sayings of Muhammad). The Quran, in contrast, contains only little information on Muhammad and his life.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. He had no sons (ones that survived infancy, anyway), but he had a single daughter named Fatima who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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* FamousAncestor: In contrast to most other Abrahamic prophets, Muhammad's bloodline can be traced quite unproblematically. He had no sons (ones that survived infancy, anyway), but he had a single daughter named Fatima who married his first cousin Ali. There are still a lot of descendants of the two of them around to the present day.
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The final Prophet of Islam of UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''
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The final Prophet of Islam of UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, ''as appearing or referenced in literature or the arts.''
