After a revelation in a cave, this figure experienced what's known as the "pause," a three-year period of depression and extensive prayer.
This figure's greatness was prophesied by a Christian monk named Bahira in Syria. After a revelation in a cave, this figure experienced what's known as the "pause," a three-year period of depression and extensive prayer. That period of fatra preceded this figure's "Night Journey," in which he rode the steed Buraq to Al-Aqsa. After the threat of assassination, this figure and his followers fled to Medina in what would be known as the Hijra. For 10 points, name this 7th century figure who founded Islam.
This figure's greatness was prophesied by a Christian monk named Bahira in Syria.
Muhammad