What is the prophet Mohammed and what did he do?

Answer 1

The Muslim prophet Muhammad was born in 570 in Mecca. He was orphaned 5 years later and later taken in by his Uncle. Muhammad became a business man and married a widow 15 years older than himself in 595. In 610, he had his first revelation and Islam was born. Muhammad and his followers went to Medina in 622. In 630, after a lengthy period of fighting between Muhammad and his Muslim followers and the town of Mecca, the Muslims were victorious. However, Muhammad fell ill and died in 632.

Answer 2

According to islamic sources, Muhammed passed the Qur'an on to his people.

The Qur'an was introduced to 'Muhammad' by the parental cousin( 'Waraka ibn Nawfal' ), of his first wife 'Kadijah'.

Waraka was a Roman Catholic Ebionite Priest living in Mecca, and one who had made detailed studies of the Christian Gospels and the Old Testament scriptures.

Muslim tradition maintains that Waraka was one of the believers in the Age of Ignorance, meaning that he was a believer before the prophecy of Muhammad. Waraka would frequently contemplate and pray at the Kaaba and began to read the Biblical texts in their original language and even learned to read Hebrew.

As Muhammad grew in age, Waraka's influence over him and knowledge of the sacred scriptures increased, which may help to explain the similarity between the Qur'an and the Holy Bible. Several years later, during Muhammad's reported first revelation (which is understood to be Q. XCVI: 1-5), Waraka recognized his call to prophecy as authentic and tradition recounts Waraka saying: "There has come to him the greatest Law that came to Moses; surely he is the prophet of this people".

Waraka, upon accepting Muhammad's prophecy, remained a Christian and, in later accounts, was counted among Muhammad's companions.

Muhammad is later reported to have said of Waraka: "Do not slander Waraka ibn Nawfal, for I have seen that he will have one or two gardens in Paradise."

Sources:

Encyclopedia of Islam, Online ed., Waraka b. Nawfal

Ibn Hisham, The Life of Muhammad, 3rd ed., vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 73.

Reading Islam.com What Really Happened Up There?

Saheeh al-Jaami as-Sagheer, 6/1534, no. 7197

Answer 3

he was as gay as a stick