Before reaching the age of forty and being entrusted with the message, Muhammad was known as the Messenger and Prophet of Islam as an example of physical, intellectual, and moral perfection, as Maxim Rodinson mentions in his book Muhammad. His good manners earned him the respect of everyone, as he was known for his rejection of idolatry and pagan practices, which Mecca was one of its centers in the region. Since the beginning of the Muhammadan call, his wife Khadija supported him in his call.