Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, was born in Mecca around the year 570. Orphaned before he had reached the age of six, he was raised under the protection of his uncle Abu Talib.

This PBS page explores the life and legacy of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, through his roles as a merchant, husband, prophet, and leader.

570 : Muhammad's Birth and Infancy 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 ...

One year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a two-hour FRONTLINE documentary investigates the rise and rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (MBS). Correspondent ...

Warith Deen Mohammed was born Wallace D. Muhammad. He was the seventh child of Elijah and Clara Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad, referred to as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad by his followers, led the ...

2024年12月8日 · The 2021 FRONTLINE documentary “The Jihadist” investigated Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's origins and his Islamist militant group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.

September 2017 Prince Mohammed launches a crackdown against his critics, and more than 20 influential clerics and intellectuals are detained. They are charged with acting on behalf of “foreign ...

M uhammad's religious career is often divided into two periods: the Meccan Period which lasted for thirteen years, from the start of his revelations to his emigration to Medina; and the Medinan ...

J udaism was already well established in Medina two centuries before Muhammad's birth. Although influential, the Jews did not rule the oasis. Rather, they were clients of two large Arab tribes ...

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