Muhammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد‎, Mujámmad; Arabic pronunciation: /mu'ħammad/) (Mecca, c. 570 – Medina, June 8, 632 AD) was an Arab religious, social and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. His full name in Arabic is Abū l-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāšim al-Qurayšī (ابو القاسم محمد ابن عبد الله ابن عبد.