Lesson 25 essay

In 622, the city of Medina became the first Islamic community led by Muhammad, the first Islamic leader.
Muhammad was born in 570, near the Ka’ba shrine –that is believed to be an alter the Abraham made- in the city of Mecca. A while after his birth, his father died then, his mother died when he was six years old. After the death of his mother, he was orphaned by his uncle then, at the age of twenty-four, he married a rich widow and, became a successful merchant. It wasn’t till he was the age of forty when he had his first vision. He claimed that his vision told him he was the prophet for a new religion and, that he needed to prophecy to the world. But his hometown didn’t accept this new, strange religion –they were pantheists- in fact, his own household kicked him out and, was some tried to assassinate him. So, he fled to the city of Medina and started to prophecy there. At that time, Madina was at a poor state so, when they heard about this new religion, the quickly accepted it. Later, Muhammad became leader of Medina. War broke out between Medina and Mecca for religious reasons shortly after Muhammad had control of Medina. Medina, captured Mecca and banned pantheism and made official religion, Islam.
In 632, Muhammad led a journey, known as the first Islam pilgrimage, with many other Muslims, from Medina, to the Ka’ba shrine in Mecca. Now, this shrine is the holiest Islamic place and, is inside a mosque in Mecca for protection. Today, every Muslim goes on pilgrimage Muhammad took at least once in his or her life. At the end of the pilgrimage, Muhammad gave his famous farewell sermon –at the time he didn’t know it would be his last. A few months later, in 632, he became very sick and died.
After Muhammad’s death, Islam began to spread very quickly and, today it is the second largest nation and, religion in the world today.