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Muhammad gained few followers early on, and was largely met with hostility from the tribes of Mecca; he was treated harshly and so were his followers. To escape persecution, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib (Medina) in the year 622. This historic event, the [[Hijra]], marks the beginning of the Islamic [[calendar]]. In Medina, Muhammad managed to unite the conflicting tribes, and after eight years of fighting with the Meccan tribes, his followers, who by then had grown to ten thousand, conquered Mecca. In 632, on returning to Medina from his 'Farewell pilgrimage', Muhammad fell ill and died. By the time of his death, most of Arabia had converted to Islam.
Muhammad gained few followers early on, and was largely met with hostility from the tribes of Mecca; he was treated harshly and so were his followers. To escape persecution, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib (Medina) in the year 622. This historic event, the [[Hijra]], marks the beginning of the Islamic [[calendar]]. In Medina, Muhammad managed to unite the conflicting tribes, and after eight years of fighting with the Meccan tribes, his followers, who by then had grown to ten thousand, conquered Mecca. In 632, on returning to Medina from his 'Farewell pilgrimage', Muhammad fell ill and died. By the time of his death, most of Arabia had converted to Islam.
The revelations (or Ayats, lit. Signs of God), which Muhammad reported receiving till his death, form the verses of the [[Qur'an]],[15] regarded by Muslims as the [[“word]] of God”, around which the religion is based. Besides the Qur'an, Muhammad’s life ([[sira]]) and [[tradition]]s ([[sunnah]]) are also upheld by Muslims.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad]
The revelations (or Ayats, lit. Signs of God), which Muhammad reported receiving till his death, form the verses of the [[Qur'an]], regarded by Muslims as the [[“word]] of God”, around which the religion is based. Besides the Qur'an, Muhammad’s life ([[sira]]) and [[tradition]]s ([[sunnah]]) are also upheld by Muslims.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad]