Muhammad is the creator of Islam and is recognized as the prophet of Islam by Muslims (Muslims). Muslims in China are generally revered as "Prophet Muhammad", also known as "Ma Sage". According to traditional Muslim biographies, he was born in Mecca around 570 and died in Medina on June 8, 632. His full name was Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdulmutalib bin Hashim. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last prophet of the Abrahamic religions. In addition, he also unified the various tribes of Arabia and laid the foundation of the later Arab empire. At the same time, Muhammad is also one of the most commonly used names in the world.

In 570, Muhammad was born in the Hashemite family of the Quraish tribe in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When Muhammad was born (probably April 21, 571), his father had already passed away. According to Islamic history: he was illiterate. His father died before birth, and his mother died when he was 6 years old. From then on, he was raised by his grandfather Abdul Mutarib and his uncle Abu Tarib. He herded for others as a child. At the age of 12, he started to go out with his uncle to do business. He had traveled to Syria, Palestine and other places, and had a deep understanding of the social conditions of the Arabian Peninsula and the religious conditions of polytheism, Judaism and Christianity at that time. At the age of 25, he was employed by the rich widow of Mecca, Khetiche, who was 40 years old, to do business for him, and soon married After marriage, he often went to the caves of Sheila, a suburb of Mecca, to meditate on the mysteries of the universe and the value of human existence.

In 610, Muhammad reached the age of 40. One day, while meditating alone in the cave of Hillah, he received a revelation from Allah through an angel, ordering him to be a messenger among men and to spread Islam.

At the end of 612, he began publicly calling on the inhabitants of Mecca to give up idolatry, submit to and fear the one Allah, and stop evil and do good. He declared that Islam was the ancient orthodox religion, and he himself was the last messenger of the religion. He advocated limiting usury, fair trade, giving to the common people, treating orphans well, freeing slaves, stopping blood revenge, and achieving peace and tranquility, attracting a group of locals to submit.

In 619, his uncle and wife died one after another, losing two important protectors and supporters of Mohammed, and the Mecca aristocrats took the opportunity to intensify their persecution. Islamic history calls this year the "Year of Grief."

In 622, at the invitation of the people of Medina, the saint Muhammad ordered the believers to move secretly to Medina in batches. He himself and his close friend Abu Bakr escaped the pursuit of the enemy, so he arrived in Medina on September 24, which is known in Islamic history as the "Year of the Great Migration". Later, this year was designated as the first year of the Islamic calendar. In Medina, he first formulated a covenant with the various clan groups. In order to consolidate the unity of the clans; then he established a theocratic Muslim regime based on the common Islamic faith, and successively established various laws and systems of Islam.

In 630, due to the Meccans 'breach of contract, Mohammed led an army of 100,000 to seize the city of Mecca and quickly eliminated all idols in the Kaaba temple, making the Kaaba the center of worship in Islam.

In 631, the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula sent delegations to Medina to express their willingness to accept Islam, and by then the Arabian Peninsula was basically unified.

In 632 AD, the Prophet Mohammed led a large number of Muslims from Medina to Mecca for hajj. (Historically known as the "farewell Hajj") June 8 of the same year (March 12, 11th year of the Islamic calendar). The great prophet passed away in Medina.