Summarize this paragraph in 4 or more sentences:
Muhammad, who is taught in Islam to be the last and final prophet of God, provides
Muslims with an example of what to strive for, as he symbolizes piety and tolerance,
He grew up in what is modern day Saudi Arabia in the city of Mecca (Biblically the
city of Paran, where Muslims believe that Ishmael and Hagar settled), where he
earned the respect of his society as an individual who was truthful and trustworthy,
Muhammad was illiterate, but with God's divine intervention he was able to
recite the Qur'an and spread its word peacefully, Muhammad is a descendant of
Abraham, and he viewed his mission as a continuation of the message that God
sent to Moses and Jesus. The revelation that he received, transmitted from God via
the angel Gabriel, often drew examples from
the life of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus to teach
moral lessons to the believers.
