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[[Image:Mahommed.jpg|right|Mohammed speaking to his followers.|thumb|300px]]
[[Image:Mahommed.jpg|thumb|Muhammad speaking to his followers]]
Mohammed (A.D. 570-632) or [[Muhammad]] was the founder of Islam. He began life as a wealthy tradesmen, one of the elite of his city of [[Mecca]]. He claimed to be privy to certain [[revelations]] in middle age, speaking of a need to abandon worship of the many gods who dominated Mecca's religion at the time, and worship the one God, [[Allah]].
Mohammed (A.D. 570-632) or [[Muhammad]] was the founder of Islam. He began life as a wealthy tradesmen, one of the elite of his city of [[Mecca]]. He claimed to be privy to certain [[revelations]] in middle age, speaking of a need to abandon worship of the many gods who dominated Mecca's religion at the time, and worship the one God, [[Allah]].