The Prophet Muhammad Museum ( ar, متحف النبي محمد) is a museum about

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. The museum was opened on 15 May 2012 at the

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, with King

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of ...

officiating. The museum includes some of Muhammad's belongings, including a single hair from his beard and his letter to the emperor of

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, in which he urged him to convert to

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

. It also includes a sapling of the tree under which Muhammad rested on his way to the Levant for trade in the pre-Islamic era. The tree is located in the badia region.

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Museums established in 2012 Museums in Jordan Islamic museums Museums in Amman {{Jordan-struct-stub

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