this presentation covers the early life of Prophet Muhammad and is part of unit 5 for the course BM226 Human Values and Professional Ethics

1. Early Life of Prophet Muhammad
for
Open Educational Resource
on
Human Values and Professional Ethics (BM226)
by
Dr. Piyush Charan
Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics and Communication Engg.
Integral University, Lucknow

2. Early Life
• Muhammad was born in Mecca in the year 570. Since his father died
before his birth and his mother died shortly thereafter, he was raised by
his uncle.
• He was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so till his
death.
• As he grew up, he became known to be truthful, honest, trustworthy,
generous, and sincere. He was so trustworthy that they called him al-
Amin – the trustworthy one.
• Muhammad was very religious, and he had long detested the
decadence and idolatry of his society.

3. • MUHAMMAD married Khadija, a beautiful and
honorable widow at the age of 25 while She was 40
years of age. •
• MUHAMMAD took other wives after her for several
reasons:
i. To take care of destitute
ii. To nullify caste systems and ignorant beliefs.
iii. To set slaves free
iv. To form friendly relations
v. To even out man-woman ratio

4. MUHAMMAD- Divine Revelations
• By the age of 40, MUHAMMAD started to seek meditation and peace of
mind in the Mount Hira. One day Angel Gabriel appeared before
MUHAMMAD and said ‘‘RECITE in the name of God’’.
• The beginning of the revelation of the Quran was on 18th Ramazan, 1st
year of Prophethood.
• It was Friday night at cave Hira. The first 5 verses of Sura Al Alaq were
revealed. He began secret preaching.
• The first to accept Islam was his wife Khatija.
• The revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are collectively
known as the Quran.

5. The house of Arqam Makhzoomi
• The house of Arqam Makhzoomi was made centre of
movement. About 40 people accepted Islam during this period.
• At the end of third year of Prophethood he made is first public
announcement of Prophethood.
• In the 3rd to 5th year of Prophethood he faced opposition,
redicule, propaganda and mild oppression.
• The second wave of intense opposition and oppression was in
the 5th to 7th year of Prophethood.

6. MUHAMMAD- Spread of Islam
• Due to the lack of equipment and followers, MUHAMMAD was
able to influence people to accept Islam on the basis of two things:
1. Holy Quran and its contents
2. His personality- kind and patient yet firm in His Religious duties.
• To stop MUHAMMAD, the Chiefs of other religions tried to offer
him wealth and even cut off essential supplies from Him and His
followers.
• However these things could not hinder their spirit.

7. • By the permission of Allah, the Holy Prophet decided to migrate from
Mecca to Madina as the people of were increasing their animosity
towards him.
• Before migrating out of Mecca, he and his companion Siddiq-e-Akbar
hid in the cave of Thaur for 3 nights.
• The Holy Prophet and companions also built a mosque together (the
first mosque in islamic history) at the time of their stay at Quba.
• When the Holy Prophet reached Medina. Everyone was overflowing
with joy and respect for him.

8. Life In Madina
• Masjid-Al-Nabawi, the Prophet’s mosque was also built.
• The various practices of Islam (e.g: 5 prayers & Fasting
in Ramadan) were also prescribed and made obligatory.
• By Allah’s command, Hazrat Muhammad also changed
the concept of prayers facing Jerusalem to prayers facing
the Kaaba.

9. Muhammad’s Guidance
Muhammad’s
Guidance
Covers
Social Life
Law and
Justice
Human
Rights and
Relations
Knowledge
and
Learning
Ethics and
Etiquette
Hygiene
Politics and
Governance

10. Life Before & After Revelation
BEFORE AFTER
•Muhammad was a merchant •Spent in striving to spread the
word of Allah
•He gained a reputation for
reliability and honesty
•Worshipping Allah
•Helping and guiding all

11. Arabia before and after Muhammad
BEFORE AFTER
•True Concept of GodLost •True Concept of God- Restored
•Ignorance & Darkness •Knowledge & Light
•Ruthlessness •Kindness & mercy
•Fear and terror •Peace and security
•Class and Color discrimination •Love and Brotherhood

12. Appearance & Dress
• Prophet Muhammad was of a height a little above the average. He was fair
of complexion and altogether very handsome.
• His dress generally consisted of a shirt, tamad (trousers), a sheet thrown
round the shoulders and a turban His blanket had several patches. He had
very few spare clothes, but he kept them spotlessly clean.
• He did not speak unnecessarily and what he said was always to the point
and without any padding.
• At times he would make his meaning clear by slowly repeating what he had
said.
• His laugh was mostly a smile. He kept his feelings under firm control.

13. Behavior & Character
• By nature he was gentle and kind-hearted, always inclined to
be gracious and to overlook the faults of others.
• Politeness and courtesy, compassion and tenderness,
simplicity and humility, sympathy and sincerity were some of
the keynotes of his character.
• About himself the Prophet said “Allah has sent me as an
apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character,
refinement of manners and loftiness of deportment."

14. Facts about prophet Muhammad
• He never ate alone. He invited others and then ate with them.
• He encouraged the washing of hands before and after eating
food.
• He regularly visited the poor and ill.
• Upon visiting a person, he used to greet them and then take
their permission before entering the house and encourage
others to do the same as a mark of respect.
• He never proclaimed himself as anyone or anything Divine.

15. • He used to preach to people, but avoided preaching to excess
to avoid annoying people.
• He sometimes prayed so much his legs swelled. In one
incident, he was asked why he offered such an unbearable
prayer and he replied with “Shall I not be a thankful slave (to
Allah)?”
• He sent letters to Kings and leaders beyond Arabia inviting
them to Islam.
Facts about prophet Muhammad

16. Death of Holy Prophet
• He died in 632 CE.
• He was 63 when he was died.
• It was very sad moment for Muslims.
• His grave is in Medina.

17. Dr. Piyush Charan
Assistant Professor,
Department of ECE,
Integral University, Lucknow
Email: er.piyush.charan@gmail.com, piyush@iul.ac.in