; d. June 8, 632 C.E., Medina) was a member of the powerful Quraysh (Koresh) tribe, custodians of the Ka’ba, the sacred shrine at Mecca. In fact, at the time of Muhammad’s birth, his grandfather was the head of the tribe. But Muhammad’s father, who was relatively poor despite his powerful connections, died while on a trading trip, leaving his widow and child very little property.
As an infant Muhammad was sent to a wet nurse from a Bedouin tribe, as was common for the children of noble...
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