Folowwing tried to resume the truce, but Muhammad politely refused the offer. Muhammad told his followers to be ready to capture Mecca. After Mecca was captured, they went on to capture the Torkan. The capture of Mecca In ٦٣٠, most people in Arabia had become Muslims, and they became part of Muhammads large army to capture Mecca. Because of the big size of the army, the people of Mecca were afraid to fight back. Abu Sufyan, who was feeling unhappy over the broken truce, went to Muhammads camp outside Mecca to ask for forgiveness. Muhammad did not say that he would forgive him, so he returned back home. While he was with Muhammad, he changed his religion to Islam by saying the Testimony (al-Ashaada): I testify that there is no other god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. The next day, the Muslim army walked towards Mecca. Everyone ran to their homes and closed all doors and windows. They were afraid that the Muslims were going to kill them, because of the bad things they did to the Muslims many years ago. But, the Muslims went towards the Kaaba, believed to be built by Abraham and his elder son, Ishmael. Bilal ibn Ribah, a former Ethiopianslave, shouted out loud to the people of Mecca that they were all safe: All those who lay down arms are safe. All those in the house of Abu Sufyan are safe. All those behind closed doors are safe. Abu Sufyan heard this in his home. From this, he learns that Muhammad forgave him. At that time, Muhammad and his followers removed and broke all idols from the Kaaba. The idols were statues that were worshiped as gods. Muhammad forgave all citizens of Mecca. At the end, Bilal climbed to the top of the Kaaba and called for prayer. This was Muhammads victory in spreading Islam all over Arabia. But, because he was old, he would not live for long. His death Masjid al-Nabawiin Medina. Muhammad is believed to be buried at the building with the green dome. It used to be his home when he was alive. In ٦٣٢ AD, on June ٨, Muhammad became very sick. Before he died, he told his followers about his death. He is buried in the chamber of his wife Aisha (RA) in Medina, where the Masjid al-Nabawi(Mosque of the Prophet) is. In Medina, his friend Abu Bakr went to the Masjid al-Nabawi and shouted to the people: If any of you worship Muhammad, you should know that Muhammad is dead. But those of you who worship Allah(swt) (God), let it be known that Allah(swt) (God) is alive and cannot die. [٣] Although Muhammad died, Islam soon spread all over the Middle East. Then, centuries later, it continued till it reached Africa, Asiaand Europe. Islam has become one of the worlds biggest and fastest growing religions. Relations Calligraphic rendering of the phrase peace be upon him, customarily added after Muhammads name in writing. The phrase is also encoded as a ligatureat Unicodecodepoint U+FDFA. [٤]ﷺ. When Muslims say or write the name of Muhammad, they usually follow it with Peace and Blessings be upon him(Arabic: صلّى الله عليه وسلّمsall-Allahu `alayhi wa sallam). For example, Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him). [٥]In printed matter, a calligraphic symbol is frequently used instead of printing the phrase. In printed matter, a calligraphic symbol is frequently used instead of printing the phrase. Sunnis believe that Abu Bakr succeeded Muhammad. Shias believe that Ali should have succeeded. Muhammads favorite wife was Aisha. Images of Muhammad Most Muslims do not make or show images of Muhammad. The Quran does not state that images of Muhammad must not ever be made, but it does contain passages that forbid the creation of idols. There are also passages against the creation of images of God in the Hadith. Many Muslims, especially SunniMuslims, believe there should be no pictures of Muhammad. [٦]When non-Muslim people create images of Muhammad, many Muslims view this as disrespectful or offensive. In ٢٠٠٥, a Danish newspaper published political cartoonsof Muhammad. This led to violent protests in the Arabic world, and elsewhere. More than ١٠٠ people died as a result of the protests. Johan Galtung, a Norwegian mathematician and peace activist, tried to help both sides come together and talk about this. According to Galtung, the attacks against Danish institutions ended after the government had invited talks.
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