Muhammad
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Life described[edit]
- Some Answered Questions, Chapter 7
- See Islám timeline
Birth[edit]
The Date of Birth of Muhammad is Unknown[edit]
"There is a disagreement among Oriental scholars relative to the exact date of the birth of Muhammad. You should refer to authorities on the subject, such as Sale, whose translation of the Qur'an has become almost classical."
- (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, July 10, 1939: Bahá'í News, No. 162, p. 5, April 1943, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1661)
References to in the Bible[edit]
Biblical References to Muhammad and Ali[edit]
"References in the Bible to 'Mt. Paran' and 'Paraclete' refer to Muhammad's Revelation: Deuteronomy 33:2, Genesis 21:21, Numbers 12:16, Numbers 13:3. Genesis 17:20 refers to the twelve Imams and in the Revelation of St. John, chapter 11, where it mentions two witnesses, it refers to Muhammad and Ali.
"The figures 1290 date from the declaration of Muhammad, ten years before His flight to Medina."
- (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand, December 26, 1941, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1662)
Writings[edit]
Attributed utterances[edit]
- Hadíth (can only be considered pilgrims' notes without confirmation in our Writings)
