WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The rise of Islam is intrinsically linked with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims to be the last in a long line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Islam arrived in the inland of Indian subcontinent in the 7th century when the Arabs conquered Sindh and later arrived in Punjab and North India in the 12th century via the Ghaznavids and Ghurids conquest and has since become a part of India’s religious and cultural heritage.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the third of the Abrahamic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 610, in what is now the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mecca, the most important city in Islam, would be the counterpart of Jerusalem for the Christians and Jews.

Detailed explanation-4: -Islam started in Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, during the time of the prophet Muhammad’s life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Muhammad was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia in 570. He was a deeply spiritual man, and often spent time in meditation on Mount Hira. The traditional story of the Qur’an tells how one night in 610 he was meditating in a cave on the mountain when he was visited by the angel Jibreel who ordered him to recite.