Rasul Allah — The Messenger of God
The story where this form appears — one sitting, one face.
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah (c. 570–632 CE), born in Mecca, is the central human figure of Islam — believed by Muslims to be the final prophet in a line running from Adam through Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, and the receiver of the Quran, revealed over 23 years beginning in 610 CE. Muslims honour him as al-Insan al-Kamil (the perfect human) and add "peace be upon him" (ﷺ) after his name — a mark of reverence visitors will hear across India.
Persecuted in Mecca for preaching one God against idol-worship, Muhammad built in Medina the first Muslim community (umma) — part congregation, part city-state — bound by the Charter of Medina, which gave rights to Jewish tribes alongside Muslims. His Farewell Sermon (632) is remembered for its declarations of human equality: "No Arab has superiority over a non-Arab... except by piety."
The Hadith literature preserves thousands of his sayings and actions (sunna), which — with the Quran — shape Muslim law, worship, and daily manners, including in India: how to pray, marry, trade honestly, greet ("As-salamu alaykum — peace be upon you"), and bury the dead.
Islamic tradition discourages pictorial depiction of the Prophet. This encyclopedia honours that: no images are presented here, and readers visiting mosques or Milad gatherings should follow local guidance on reverent conduct.
