Jumat, 23 Mei 2014

My favorite figure

Muhammad saw

My favorite figure is my prophet Rasulullah saw also known as prophet Muhammad saw. Born in about 570 CE in the Arabian city of Mecca, Muhammad was orphaned at an early age and brought up under the care of his paternal uncle Abu Thalib. He later worked mostly as a merchant, as well as a shepherd, and was first married at age 25 with a great woman Siti Khadijah. Being in the habit of periodically retreating to a cave in the surrounding mountains for several nights of seclusion and prayer, he later reported that it was there, at age 40, that he was visited by Jibril and received his first revelation from God. Three years after this event Muhammad started preaching these revelations publicly, proclaiming that "there is just one God and name is Allah SWT", that complete "surrender" to Him  is the only way acceptable to God, and Muhammad is a prophet and messenger of Allah SWT.