You can increase your love for Prophet Muhammad by realizing that:
1. Prophet Muhammad was sent by his Lord Who chose him above all of creation to convey the religion of Allah to mankind.
2. Allah has raised Prophet Muhammad to a high status.
3. He suffered trials and difficulties in order to bring Islam to us.
4. You should follow the example of his companions who loved him deeply.
5. You should follow his Sunnah in word and deed, so that his Sunnah is the path you follow in your whole life.

Prophet Muhammad was born in Makkah in the year of the Elephant. His father died before he was born, and after he was born, Haleemah al-Sa’diyyah nursed him. When he was six years old, he visited his maternal uncles in Madinah with his mother Aminah bint Wahb. On the way back to Makkah, his mother died in al-Abwa. For more about the life of Prophet Muhammad, see the detailed answer.

Ilyas is one of the ancestors of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), as is proven and well known, and is agreed upon among the scholars.