Muhammad S, the prophet of Islam, was born in Makkah around the year 570. Orphaned before he had reached the age of six, he was raised under the protection of his uncle Abu Talib. Muhammad began working as a merchant and became known for his trustworthiness. You have a man who for forty years was leading a normal life, suddenly he becomes a political leader, a military leader, a religious leader, a law maker, teacher, imam, all of that was done within twenty three years.