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According to Islam, why did Muhammad become a prophet?

He was said to have received a message from an angel.
He became a powerful military leader.
He was said to have had a vision while he was sleeping.
He was said to have been visited by several of the Muslim gods

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Correct answer: He was said to have received a message from an angel.

Explanation: Islamic belief is that Muhammad received revelation from God (Allah) delivered by the angel Gabriel (Jibril), beginning in the cave of Hira around 610 CE. While Muhammad later became a political and military leader, that was not why he became a prophet. He did have prophetic dreams, but the defining event was Gabriel’s revelation, not a simple sleeping vision. The idea of being visited by several gods is incorrect — Islam is strictly monotheistic and recognizes only one God, Allah.