WORLD RELIGIONS

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: -When the Prophet first saw the light we are told that the men of Quraysh came to ‘abd-al-Mutlib, his grand-father, and asked him what name he would give the child. To this he replied, “I have named him Muhammad”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Muhammad was born in the year 570 in the town of Mecca, a mountain town in the high desert plateau of western Arabia. His name derives from the Arabic verb hamada, meaning “to praise, to glorify.” He was the first and only son of Abd Allah bin Al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb.