Our prophet Muhammad (S AW) born in Makkah on 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal 570 AD. He spent childhood and youth in Makkah.
He was famous for honesty and truthfulness and was called AL-Ameen and Al-Sadiq. His habits and honesty impressed a noble lady, Khadeejah (R A), of Makkah. She soon married him.
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) become a prophet at the age of 40. Lady Khadijah, Zaid-bin-Harisa, Ali and Abu Bakar. Were the first 4 persons to accept the message of Islam and declared faith in the prophet (S.A.W).
slowly many people joined the prophet (S.A.W) when he declared the Oneness of Allah. The Quran began to be revealed to him little by little.
He spent a difficult time in Makkah, his wife lady Khadija and uncle Abu Talib Died. It was in the last part of is stay in Makkah that he went for Meraj to heavens.
when he saw that the people of Makkah would not accept Islam he and all the Muslims migrated to the nearby city of yasrib, after the prophet (S.A.W) went there, this city was called Madina. The Islamic calendar begains from the say of the prophet’s(S.A.W) migration or Hijrah to Madina
