The life of the Prophet Mohammad

from Allah that became the basis for the Koran and the foundation of Islam. By 630 he had unified most of Arabia under a single relig

s born and he was raised first by his grandfather and then his uncle. He belonged to a poor b

trading and religious center, home to many temples and worship sites where the devoted prayed to the idols of these gods. The most famous site was the Kaaba (meaning cube in Arabic). It is believed to have been built by Abr

ing for his uncle, he gained experience in commercial trade traveling to Syria and eventually from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian

this young, accomplished man and proposed marriage. He accepted and over the years the happy union brought several children. Not all liv