| Prophets of Islam |
| Adam First Prophet |
| Abraham |
| Moses |
| Jesus Son of Mary |
| David , Father of Solomon |
| Mohammad The Final Prophet |
Other Prophets Suliman (Soloman) God gave him powers on the Wind, Jinns (made from Fire, can fly and have superhuman powers but are of feeble mind found in deserted places, forests and graveyards. ) He had control over Fairys and all animals.Soloman once took years to prepare meals and asked all his Jinns for help when he was ready, God sent a huge fish from the ocean and he ate everyting in a single gulp and said is there anything else. Solmon wanted to feed the whole world ..God told him only I can can feed the world.
Hazrat Noah.. Who along with Adam and Ali are buried near Karbala in Iraq.
Islam is a religion that began in the 7th century in the Arabian Peninsula. In the Arabic language, islam means "submission," which in a religious context means submission to God. A person who submits is called a muslim, which is also the word for a follower of the religion of Islam.
Muhammad (PBUH), whose name means "worthy of praise," was born about 570 in Mecca. His father, Abdullah, died before Muhammad (PBUH) was born, and his mother, Amina, died when he was six years old. His paternal grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, then cared for him until his own death two years later, after which time Muhammad (PBUH) spent the rest of his childhood in the care of his uncle, Abu Talib.
When he was 25 he married Khadija, a wealthy widow about 15 years his senior. Despite her age, Khadija would bear Muhammad six children, four of whom survived to adulthood - daughters Zaynab, Ruqayya, Fatima, and Umm Kulthum. Ruqayya later married Uthman, and Fatima married Ali, men who became the third and fourth caliphs.
Muhammad frequently retreated to Mount Hira, a place of privacy and contemplation near Mecca, to meditate and consider his spirituality. Islamic tradition relates that it was during one such trip, in 610, when he was 40 years old, that Muhammad first heard the voice of the angel Gabriel, who recited to him the word of God, today written down in the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, meaning "recitation."
Gabriel continued to send Muhammad messages from God until the prophet's death. Muhammad immediately began preaching the message he had received; his wife, Khadija, was his first convert, soon followed by his cousin and future successor, Ali. Islam says that God is one, he is all-powerful, he is the creator of the universe, and that there will be a Judgement Day when those who have carried out God's commands will enjoy paradise in heaven, and those who have not will be condemned to hell
Before Muhammad's wife, Khadija, and his uncle, Abu Talib, both died in 619, Muhammad experienced his famous "Night Journey." Islam holds that the angel Gabriel came to Muhammad while he was sleeping near the Ka'ba one night, and escorted him first to Jerusalem, then through seven heavens - where he met Abraham, Moses, and Jesus - to the presence of God. This event later helped establish Jerusalem as the third holiest city in Islam, after Mecca and Medina. During his journey, Muslims believe that Muhammad was told of several tenets of Islam that became some of the most basic acts of the religion, such as praying five times daily.
In 620, Muhammad married A'isha, whose father, Muhammad's friend Abu Bakr, would become the first caliph after Muhammad's death 12 years later. In 622, at age 52, Muhammad finally fled persecution in Mecca, taking his followers north to the city of Yathrib. After his arrival, the name of the city was changed to Medinat un-Nabi, the City of the Prophet, or Medina. Muhammad's journey to Mecca is known as the Hijra, or emigration, and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
In 624, Muhammad decided the Medinans should intercept a camel caravan on its way from Syria to Mecca, for the purpose of disrupting Meccan economic activity and obtaining the cargo for his followers. In the resulting Battle of Badr, the Medinans won a decisive victory despite being outnumbered by the Meccans. The event served to unify the Medinans and weaken the Meccans. It was also the first significant victory in battle for a people who would soon grow into the formidable military force that would defeat long-standing empires from Persia to Egypt.
Also in 624, Muhammad decided that the qibla, or direction of prayer, should be the Ka'ba in Mecca. This strengthened Muhammad's resolve to bring Mecca under Muslim control, and several more battles were fought between the two cities. Mecca was progressively weakened by the continued Muslim tactic of interrupting caravan traffic, and by 630, the city fell to the Muslims with little resistance. Muhammad ordered a general amnesty, thus winning over Meccans who feared retaliation for past persecution of Muslims, and the faith began spreading in the city. Muhammad destroyed the polytheistic idols in the Ka'ba, and dedicated the monument to Islam. It became, and today remains, the spiritual centre of the Islamic faith.
In 631 Muhammad reached peace settlements with the leaders of local Christian and Jewish communities, thus bringing those groups under Muslim protection, as long as they paid the jizya tax demanded of all non-Muslims. In 632 he led a pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time, but 3 months later, at age 62, Muhammad unexpectedly became ill and died in Medina. He was survived by 10 wives but only one child - daughter Fatima, who would later become Ali's wife, and would also lend her name to a 10th century Islamic dynasty in Egypt.
