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Muhammad is the central figure of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the model of the perfect human being, the chief of God's apostles, and the sealer of his prophets, whose advent, they believe, fulfilled their prophecies about him and whose mission was mercy to all the creation.
(A historical summary goes in this paragraph): Born approximately in 570 CE in the Arabian city of Mecca for a noble Ishmaelite clan, Muhammad was orphaned at an early age; he was raised under the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib. When he was just a boy of about twelve years, he and his uncle, Abu Talib, made a journey to Bosra where he encountered Bahira the Monk. After his childhood Muhammad primarily worked as a shepherd. In his youth, he received the title al-Amin, (Arabic: الأمين), meaning "the Faithful". In his twenties, he joined the League of the Virtuous. Later, he went to work for Khadija, a widow who owned a caravan business. Later, the two were wed and this marriage provided Muhammad a secure livelihood. At age 35, Muhammad was involved with a well-known story about setting the Black Stone in place in the wall of the Kaaba. As an Abrahamic monotheistic Hanif, he would occasionally retreat to a cave named Hira in the mountains for several nights of seclusion and prayer; later, at age 40, he reported being visited by Gabriel in the cave delivering to him the divine order to recite the Qur'an, the central religious scripture in Islam. At this point of his life, Muhammad started his ministry. Historians divide the ministry of Muhammad into two periods. The first is Muhammad's Meccan period and the second is Muhammad's Medinan period. The two periods are split by a major event known as the Hegira; which defines the beginning of history in Islamic Calender.
(The beliefs of Muslims goes in this paragraph): Muslims believe that Muhammad has a "unique significance" in the world. Muslim doctrines include the beliefs that Muhammad...
(The views of non-Muslims goes in this paragraph): Non-Muslims have generally regarded Muhammad as the founder of Islam and maintained various views on him...
References
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- Mirror of Realization: God is a Percept, the Universe is a Concept. Mashhad Al-ʻAllāf. 2003. ISBN 0-9722722-2-4. Page 228
- The Koran For Dummies. Sohaib Sultan 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0764555817. Chapter titled "Muhammad's mercy for humanity":
Muhammad's mercy and message extend to the entire world and to all of creation.
- The Messenger of God Muhammad: An Analysis of the Prophet's Life. Fethullah Gülen. Page 10-284:
The Awaited Prophet: The Messenger of God was expected. All preceding prophets spoke of and predicted his Coming. The Qur'an (3:81) specifically states that God made a covenant with the prophets that they would believe in and help the Messenger who would come after them and confirm the Message that they brought.
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- An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century. Aminah Beverly McCloud، Scott W. Hibbard، Laith Saud. ISBN 978-1-4051-9361-0. 2013. Page 35