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Also Known As	Aḥmad • Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim
Born	570 • Mecca • Saudi Arabia
Died	June 8, 632 (aged 62) • Medina • Saudi Arabia
Notable Family Members	spouse ʿĀʾishah • spouse Khadījah • daughter Fāṭimah
Subjects Of Study	Islam • Qurʾān
Role In	Battle of Badr • Battle of the Ditch • Pact of Al-Ḥudaybiyah

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Many Muslims believe that Muhammad is the only individual to have seen both Heaven and Hell while still living.
Tradition holds that when Muhammad had his first vision, he fled from the cave in terror.

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