The Messenger of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the best
and most important Quraish by lineage. He is Muhammad bin Abdullah bin
Abdul Mutalib. His family is known as the Hashemite family about
his grandfather Hashem bin Abd Manaf.
He was born an orphan. His father Abdullah died when he was in his
mother's womb, and his mother, Mrs. Aamina, died when he was six years
old, so he lived with his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib (the master of
the people of Mecca) and then with his uncle Abu Talib.
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace,
lived among his people, with a good reputation and eloquence in
remembrance. He is famous for his honesty and trust. The Quraish entrusted
him for their needs, and thus he was called the truthful and the trustworthy.
He, peace be upon him, lived for forty full years (until the revelation
came to him) among a people immersed in ignorance and engrossed in
misguidance, so their infection did not move to him, and their affliction did
not afflict him.
He grew up, since his youth, moving away from idolatry, avoiding
being close to it, and abstaining from amusement parks. When he became
young, he loved the seclusion and worshiping for several nights. Then he
would return home and stock up for the same.
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, began to receive
the revelation at the age of forty years and died at the age of 63, that is
the duration of his message was only 23 years,
That period is equivalent to the reign of many presidents and
princes, but he could uproot the roots of associating partners with Allah,
idolatry, and worship other than Allah. Also, he instilled belief and faith in
hearts and established Almighty Allah's worship alone without associating
anyone with Him and uprooting all corrupt habits from the Arabian island to
be a witness to Allah's support for him, his call his message.
