Muhammad مُحَمَّد
"Muhammad the Messenger of God" inscribed on the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina
Born	Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بِن عَبد الله) c. 570 Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	8 June 632 (aged c. 62) Medina, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting place	Green Dome at al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina (present-day Saudi Arabia) Coordinates: 24°28′03.22″N 039°36′41.18″E / 24.4675611°N 39.6114389°E / 24.4675611; 39.6114389 (Green Dome)
Other names	Abu al-Qasim (nickname) Rasūl Allāh (Messenger of God) (see Names and titles of Muhammad)
Years active	583–609 as merchant 609–632 as religious leader
Notable work	Constitution of Medina
Successor	Succession to Muhammad
Spouse(s)	Muhammad's wives Married Khadija bint Khuwaylid 595–619 Sawda bint Zamʿa 619–632 Aisha bint Abi Bakr 619–632 Hafsa bint Umar 624–632 Zaynab bint Khuzayma 625–627 Hind bint Abi Umayya 625–632 Zaynab bint Jahsh 627–632 Juwayriyya bint al-Harith 628–632 Ramla bint Abi Sufyan 628–632 Rayhana bint Zayd 629–631 Safiyya bint Huyayy 629–632 Maymunah bint al-Harith 630–632 Maria al-Qibtiyya 630–632
Children	Children
Parent(s)	Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib (father) Aminah bint Wahb (mother)
Relatives	Family tree of Muhammad, Ahl al-Bayt  ("Family of the House")
Arabic name
Personal (Ism)	Muhammad
Patronymic (Nasab)	Muḥammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Qusai ibn Kilab
Teknonymic (Kunya)	Abu al-Qasim
Epithet (Laqab)	Khātim an-Nâbîyīn (Seal of the prophets)
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Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader, best known for founding the Abrahamic religion of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam, with the Qur'an and his teachings and practices forming the basis for Islamic religious belief.

Muhammad was born in Mecca, Hejaz. He was raised by his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib and later by his uncle Abu Talib. When he was young, Muhammad accompanied his uncle Abu Talib on trade trips. In 610 AD, at the age of forty, while Muhammad was praying, he reportedly met Gabriel and received the first revelation of the Qur'an. At first, Muhammad preached these revelations to his close friends and family. He started preaching monotheism publicly where he received opposition from Meccan polytheists. He was eventually forced to leave his hometown of Mecca. After reaching Medina with Abu Bakr, the Medinan Muslims helped Muhammad and made a mosque there.