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In the desert outside of Mecca in 610 CE, and Arab merchant named al-Amin sought solitude in a cave. On that night, which Muslims call "The Night of Destiny," and angel appeared to al-Amin and commanded him to recite revelations from God (Allah). In that moment, al-Amin became Muhammad ("Messenger of God"). His revelations form the foundation of the religion called Islam ("submission to God's will"), whose adherents are Muslims ("those who have submitted to God"). For the rest of his life, Muhammad recited revelations in a cadenced verses to his followers who comitted them to memory. After his death, they transcribed he verses and organized them in chapters call Surahs, thus compiling the holy book of Islam: the Qur'an ("Recitation"). Welcome to Islamic Art.