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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.