Originally, they were caravan robbers, thieves and murderers.
muhammads followers renamed yathrib "medina"
Mohammed's early followers were beaten and abused for demanding the citizens of Mecca to abandon their religions and follow Mohammed's teaching.
what did muhammads followers think of him? Followers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) regard him as the last messenger of god, and the servant of god. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the idol of all muslims, he is the leader.
HAZRAT MUHAMMAD {p.b.h} followers are called Muslim. See related question below for more information.
Islam is the religion preached by Prophet Mohamed (SAW), and does not have any sects. The followers of this religion are called Muslims, and they, unfortunately do have different sects.
He was Shepherd
Mecca, in Arabia.
It was boring
570-632
Hamza
His wife Khadijah
He didn't flee to Mecca, rather he and his followers were forced to migrate from their native city of Mecca to Madina. This event is called Hijrat.