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Glimpses of World Religions
People used to offer, as oblations, man and animals on the altar of Yagnas'.
In the times of such distorted visions and foggy beliefs, Prophet Muhommad Paigamber taught the nectar like faith, knowledge and religiocity to the backward, blind-faithed and illiterate people. He accomplished and proved the creation of human culture and dignity. Islam religion created unity; by propagating the beliefs in one God, sense of one religion, one community and one sacred, religious book, he restored uniformity. The life and functions of Muhammad Paigambar
Muhommad Paigambar was born in 571 A.D., in the city of Mecca. His father's name was Abdullah and mother's name was Amina. He was a posthumous child and at the age of six, he lost the shelter of the mother also. After the death of his grandfather, his uncle took charge of bringing him up. At a very early age, Muhommad had many occasions to accompany his uncle to foreign lands along with the caravans. In young age, he worked as agent of the businessmen. His honesty impressed the business community very much. And so, they used to call him “Al Amin” which meant ‘A trust-worthy person’. Gradually, as years passed by, he got more and more popularity. He took leadership in giving a helping hand to the foreigners and to the weak, and he was also in the fore-front in the matter of helping the poor.
There was a wealthy business firm of one widow named Khadija. As an agent of that firm, he worked with so much honesty and integrity that the lady concerned (Khadija) proposed to him a marriage. Both were married. The age of Muhommad Saheb was 25 years at that time and Khadijabibi was 40 years old. In spite of this difference in age, the marriage proved to be a happy one for both of them. Two sons and three daughters were born of this marriage.
