Actions are judged by their intentions
إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ

Religious Leaders
Muhammad
Founder of Islam, born around 570 CE in Mecca and dying in 632 CE in Medina. From around forty he reported revelations later compiled as the Quran, growing from trader to prophet and political leader who unified Arabia.
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