ulsory education to all men and women and the protection of minorities. He did all this from the age of forty after his first revelation. Muhammad was born in 570 CE in Mecca. He was recognized early on as a man by the title ‘Al-Ameen’ meaning reliable and honest. Muhammad’s revolution was to return to the basics of religion. To promote peace and progress through and by the message of Allah the one true god. The word Islam, means 'submitting oneself to God. Muhammad was the messenger of God. His mission was to restore the worship of One True God, as taught by prophet Ibrahim and all prophets of God, and to demonstrate and complete the laws of moral, ethical, legal and social conduct and all other matters of significance for the humanity at large…(Zahoor & Haq, 1998) It was not until the age of forty, that he received his first revelation from the Archangel Gabriel. From this day forward, the history of the revolutionary prophet begins. Often, when one hears of the word ‘revolution’, they immediately think of violence and war. Of course, it is important to remember that the battles fought during Muhammad’s prophecy was not the purpose of his mission, they were a consequence. From the day of his first revelation, Muhammad’s life was became dedicated to taking religion to an entire new level. Muhammad brought upon the meaning to the terms equality and brotherhood. Muhammad preached and practiced the belief in equality by leading a classless society and not dividing people on the basis of race or color. He urged the people of the world to raise themselves above racial divisions and to see themselves as all equal. Honor and devoutness alone are the standards to judge others and not through the power of a man as seen by race or nationality. Muhammad did not just preach equality, he also practiced it during his life time. In fact, one of Muhammad’s closets friends was a former Black slave n...
