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Muhammed claimed to be the last profit of the god Allah. He was born in western Arabia, in the city of Mecca. He married a rich widow at the age of twenty-five, which left him with more time to meditate on religion, and travel. He claimed to have religious visions, and that there was only one true god, Allah. This threatened the people of Mecca, because they believed in other gods. Many believed that this new religion would disrupt trade and commerce, which was centered the Kaaba, in Mecca. Muhammed moved to Medina with some of his followers. The people of Medina liked Muhammed's ideas. Islam was accepted in Medina, and the people there made him the leader of the army and accepted him as the leader of their new religion, Islam. Muhammed

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