Born in Mecca, in Western Arabia, Muhammad (ca. 570–632), last in the line of Islam prophets, received his first revelation in 610. In Medina, Muhammad continued to attract followers and, within a few years, Mecca had also largely embraced Islam. In Islamic history, following the hijra, Muhammad's house in Medina developed into a center for the Muslim community and became the prototype for the masjid, the Muslim sanctuary for God.