Muhammad (570 – 632), also rendered as Muhammed, is the central messenger in Islam, the receiver and transmitter of God’s message to mankind, as recorded in the Quran. At the age of eight he came under the care of his uncle, who he accompanied on Syrian trading journeys. When he was 40, Muhammad reported being visited by Gabriel in the mountain cave of Hira, and of receiving his first revelation. Three years later in 610 A.D. he started preaching these revelations publicly. According to Islamic doctrine he was a prophet sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.

Quotes by Muhammad…