Islam in its universal sense started by start of God creation of the universe and was the call of all prophets since start of mankind including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all). Refer to related question below.
After receiving the commandment of preaching the truth to the people, Muhammad started to preach secretly to his family members. Then he received the commandement from Allah to preach publicly. On this, he gathered all the people besides the Uhad hill and from the hill, he told them the message of truth. Thus was the message of Islam initially apread to the general public.
Islam in its universal meaning as full submission to God, the one and only one God, is started since the start of mankind and was the main objectives of the missions of all God prophets including, but not limited to, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ismael, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus, and Muhammad. As the religion per God revelation to Moses is called Judaism and the religion as revelated to Jesus is called Christianity, the religion per God revelation to prophet Muhammad is called the same name Islam.
Accordingly, the Islam religion is the religion per God revelation to prophet Muhammad and he is the one who called for Islam.
prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) Allah made Islam
Prophet Muhammad didn't create the Islam religion. He is God prophet to whom God revealed Quran through the angel Gabriel (Jibril) and prophet Muhammad followers were called by God as Muslims and the religion is called by God as Islam, the same religion of all God prophet missions since start of mankind. Refer to question below for more information.
On the first day of Islam religion start per Quran revelation by God to prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel. Muslims on the very early days of Islam were used to gather at 'AlArqam home' to learn from prophet Muhammad their Islam teachings.
Prophet Mohammed The last Prophet of Islam Hazrat MUhammad (SAW) was born in Mecca, in Arabian Peninsula, in 670 AD. He started preaching Islam in 610 AD.
Islam began with prophet Adam (AS) and was continued by all the other prophets after him. for example...Nuh (AS), Musa (AS), Isa (AS), and the religion was completed with prophet Muhammad (PBUH). so really Islam has been around from the beginning. hope that answers it.... :D
Islam started in Arabia 1432 years ago _______________________________________________________ It was the immigration of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from 1432 years ago and not the religion start. The religion that had begun in the currently called Saudi Arabia is the full submission to God and surrender to His will (called in Arabic Islam). This is the religion since start of mankind in the area from the prophet Adam, Noah, ..., Abraham, ..., Moses,..., Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them).
Islam was started long before prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It was started by God; the Creator; by start of universe creation. However, Islam per God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad (PBUH) started by start of Quran revelation through the angel Gabriel to prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on year 632 AD. Refer to questions below.
No one evil, as your question seems to imply. Islam is the name we call the religion of every true prophet of God, from Adam to Muhammad.
Islam
Islam per Quran revelation to prophet Muhammad originated in Makkah (or mecca) city in current Saudi Arabia. However, Islam as the universal God religion is orignated by start of universe creation.
Islam in its universal sense; as full submission to God; is founded by God since start of universe creation. However, Islam per God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel started in year 610 AD by start of Quran revelation.
Islam religion started with the start of God (Allah) revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) through the Angel Gabriel (Jibreel) in year 610 AD.