He went home. His wife consoled him. Waqah bin Nofil, a Christian scholar, told him that it was the Arch Angel who had appeared with the message of Almighty God. He was bestowed with the duties of a Prophet. He was commanded to preach Islam. He had to perform this duty.
The archangel, Jibraeel, appeared before Muhammad in the Cave of Hira.
The Arch Angel Hazrat Gabriel demonstrated before the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) how to offer Namaz and the timings of offering Namaz.
Before being prophet, Muhammad (PBUH) was a shepherd and a merchant. Then he was assigned by God as prophet through God revelation of Quran to him by God through the angel Gabriel (Jibril).
The first revelation took place in 610 CE when Muhammad was in the cave called Hira on the mountain Jabal an-Nour, close to Mecca, where the arcangel Gabriel (Jibril) appeared before him and demanded him to "Read!". You can read a hadith about the first revelation in Sahih Bukhari 4, Sahih Muslim 160.
There was no one named Muhammad before the prophet(PBUH).
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.
before his fall Satan was the number one angel his name was lucifer, he was lesser than God but slightly above the other angels. After his fall Gabriel assumed all the duties that were previously assigned to lucifer, for instance the angel that was sent to talk to Mary and Joseph was Gabriel and even before many bible occasions when an Angel appeared it was mostly Gabriel, i think he is the one
No. Hypatia was murdered before Muhammad was born.
Muhammad was orphaned when he was six years old. That was when his mother died, his father died before Muhammad was born.
Gabriel was allowed a second year of nurturing because Jonas was temporarily given the responsibility of caring for Gabriel due to his increased emotional maturity and ability to ease Gabriel's stress and restlessness. Additionally, the decision was made to give Gabriel more time to develop and thrive before being assigned a permanent family unit.
Peter Gabriel
Before converting to Islam, Muhammad Ali was known as Cassius Clay.