Prophet Muhammad was born in 570, five centuries after Christ.This is the last "recognized" the Messiah, brought into the world a new religion.Mormon claim to such status yet can not.
birth of Mohammed and Islam
In Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, is the name everyone knows.And not only there.Now the teaching of the Prophet is known throughout the world.
Every Muslim and many members of other religions know in which city the Prophet Muhammad was born.Mecca is the annual pilgrimage for millions of devout Moslems.
Not everyone shares this belief, but the person who would have never heard about Muhammad and Islam, it is difficult to find.
great teacher, brought into the world a new message, in the hearts of Muslims took the same position as Jesus - in the hearts of Christians.Here lie the origins of the eternal conflict, Muslim and Christian religions.Those who believe in Christ blamed Jews, did not accept Jesus as the Messiah and remain faithful to the Old Testament ancestors.Muslims, in turn, adopted the doctrine of the Messiah and Muhammad do not approve orthodox views, in their opinion, Christians have not heeded the good news.
variants in writing the name of the prophet
Every Muslim knows which city was born the Prophet Muhammad (Mahomet, Muhammad).
Such a large number of options for reading the same name because the Arabs pronunciation is somewhat different from the usual Slavic ear and transmit sound of the word can only be approximated with an error.Version "Mohammed" - all classic gallicism borrowed from European literature, that is, there has been a double distortion.
But anyway, the name is recognizable in any version of writing.But the classic common goal remains the same, "Muhammad."
Islam, Christianity and Judaism
should be noted that Muslims do not dispute the doctrine of Christ.They revere him as one of the prophets, but they believe that the coming of Muhammad also changed the world as 500 years ago, it has changed Christ himself.Moreover, Muslims consider sacred books, not only the Quran but also the Bible and the Torah.Just Quran in this doctrine is central.
Muslims argue that even the Bible prophecies that speak of the coming of the Messiah, did not mean Jesus, namely Muhammad.They refer to the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 18, verses 18-22.It says that the Messiah sent by God to be the same as Moses.Muslims point to the obvious discrepancy between Jesus and Moissem, while the biography of Moses and Mohammed are similar in a certain way.Moses was not just a religious figure.He was the patriarch, a prominent politician and ruler literally.Moses was rich and successful, he had a large family, wife and children.Indeed, in this respect, Mohammed like him much more than Jesus.Moreover, Jesus was immaculately conceived, it can not be said of Moses.Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, where all knew that his birth was absolutely traditional - the same as that of Moses.
However, opponents of this theory point out that it also says that the Messiah will be "brother", and so the ancient Jews could speak only of tribesmen.In Arabia, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, no Jews were not and could not be.Muhammed came from a decent respected Arab family, but he is the brother of the ancient Jews could not have, as clearly stated in the Old Testament.
Birth of Prophet
in the VI century in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, the majority of the population was pagan.They worshiped many ancient gods, and only a few clans were convinced monotheists.It is in this professing monotheism Hoshimov clan belonging to the Quraysh, and was born Prophet Muhammad.His father died before the birth of a child whose mother died when he was only six.Educating young Muhammad was engaged grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, a respected patriarch famous for his wisdom and piety.As a child, Muhammad was a shepherd, and then took him to his uncle, a wealthy trader.Muhammad helped him to make the case, and once making a deal, he met a wealthy widow named Khadija.
Annunciation
young trader was not only attractive in appearance.He was intelligent, honest, truthful, pious and benevolent.Mohammed liked the woman, and she asked him to marry.The young man agreed.They lived many years in happiness and harmony.Khadija bore Muhammad six children, and he, in spite of the traditional polygamy in those places, did not take himself other wives.
This marriage brought Muhammad welfare.He was able to spend more time with pious thoughts and often retreated, thinking about God.To do this, he often went out of town.One day he went to the mountain, where especially liked to think, and there stricken man was an angel who brought the revelation of God.Since the world first learned of the Koran.
After that Mohammed has devoted his life to serving God.At first he did not dare to preach in public, just talking with people who were interested in this topic.But later statements of Muhammad grew bolder, he spoke to the people, telling them about the new gospel.Where the Prophet Muhammad was born, he was known as a man, no doubt, a religious and honest, but such statements were not supported.The words of the prophet of a new and unusual rites Arabs seemed strange and funny.
Medina
Tribesmen categorically denied the new faith, Muhammad's few supporters were persecuted.Many were forced to flee, hiding from persecution.
Prophet Mohammed was born in Mecca, but his country did not accept it.The 619 year Hadizhda, the favorite wife of Muhammad and his loyal supporter, has died.Nothing else kept him in Mecca.He left the city and went to Yathrib, where Muslims have lived convinced.On the way of the Prophet was assassinated, but he, as an experienced traveler and fighter escaped.
When Muhammad arrived in Yathrib, he was greeted with admiring citizens and gave him supreme power.Muhammad was the ruler of the town, which was soon renamed Medina - City of the Prophet.
Return to Mecca
Despite its title, Muhammad never lived in luxury.He and his new wife settled in humble huts where the prophet spoke to the people, just sitting in the shade of the well.
Almost ten years Muhammad tried to restore peaceful relations with his native city, Mecca.But the talks ended in failure, despite the fact that Mecca has been quite a lot of Muslims.City did not accept the new prophet.
In 629, troops destroyed the settlement of the tribe of Mecca was with the Muslims of Medina on friendly terms.Then Mohammed led a huge ten-thousandth of the time the army came to the gates of Mecca.And the city, impressed by the power of the army, surrendered without a fight.
So Muhammad was able to return to their homes.
To this day, every Muslim knows the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad is buried and where this great man.Pilgrimage from Mecca to Medina is the highest duty of every follower of Mohammed.
