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[[Image:Mahommed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mohammed 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]].   

[[Image:Mahommed.jpg|right|Mohammed 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]].   

These early revelations spoke of a need to return to the [[monotheism]] of [[Abraham]]; in this way, at an early age, Mohammed saw himself as reviving an ancient faith, a perceived correction to [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], and restoring his people to what he saw as their rightful position as the true founders and heirs of monotheism.  In these revelations, submission to the will of God - [[Allah]] - was critical.  Mohammed's fledgling religion continued to develop throughout his life, through periodic revelations often relating directly to events currently facing his new faith.

These early revelations spoke of a need to return to the [[monotheism]] of [[Abraham]]; in this way, at an early age, Mohammed saw himself as reviving an ancient faith, a perceived correction to [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], and restoring his people to what he saw as their rightful position as the true founders and heirs of monotheism.  In these revelations, submission to the will of God - [[Allah]] - was critical.  Mohammed's fledgling religion continued to develop throughout his life, through periodic revelations often relating directly to events currently facing his new faith.