early life of prophet ans 1(a)

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1(a). Early lifE of ProPhEtsMuhammad SAWW up to firstrevelation:

BIRTH:

The birth of prophet pbuh was an event of the

greatest magnitude in human history. Muhammad

(pbuh) was born in Mecca (Makah), Arabia, on

Monday, 12 Rabi' Al-Awal (2 August A.D. 570).

His mother, Aminah, was the daughter of Wahb Ibn

Abdu Manaf of the Zahra family.

His father, 'Abdullah, was the son of Abdul Muttalib.

His genealogy has been traced to the noble house

of Ishmael, the son of Prophet Abraham in about the

fortieth descend. Muhammad's father died before his

birth.

It was customary in those days that that the children

of rich and noble houses were sent out to thecountry side to be nursed in a free atmosphere, in

pursuance of this custom some women belonging to

the tribe of Banu-Hawazin cane to Makah four days


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after the birth of the holy prophet. Halima al-Sadiya

was one of them. By chance she couldnt procure

any child. When the mother of the prophet asked

him to take her baby, she hesitated thinking that it

would not benefit her to take care of an orphan but

however she had no choice and she agreed to take

Muhammad. She kept him about for 6 years. During

that span they were blessed with so many things

and they used to think that if child was any miracle.Journey to Madina:

When the prophet was six years old. Her mother

took him to his maternal relations; they belonged to

the tribe Banu Najjar, Aminah stayed with them. On

a journey back she died at a place known as al-Abwa .She was buried there and Umm Aimen(the

prophets nurse at home) brought the holy child

back to Madina.

Guardianship of Abd Al-Muttalib and Abu Talib:

After the death of His mother, Abd Al-Muttalib took

Holy Prophet under his own guardianship. , Abd Al-

Muttalib died at the age of 82 and was buried at a

place known as al-Hajun.


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The holy prophet was eight then he accompanied

the dead body to the grave and was all along

shedding tears.

Before his death, Abd Al-Muttalib had entrusted his

son Abu Talib with the guardianship of the orphan.

He loved his nephew so dearly that forsake he

would his own sons. He shared his bed with him and

whenever he would go out, the nephew was sure to

accompany him. When the Messenger of Allah

[pbuh] was twelve years old, he went with his uncle

Abu Talib on a business journey to Syria. When they

reached Busra they met a monk called Bahira (his

real name was Georges), who showed great

kindness, and entertained them lavishly. He hadnever been in the habit of receiving or entertaining

them before. He readily enough recognized the

Prophet [pbuh] and said while taking his hand: "This

is the master of all humans. Allah will send him with

a Message which will be a mercy to all beings."

Abu Talib asked: "How do you know that?

He replied: "When you appeared from the direction

of Aqabah, all stones and trees prostrated


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themselves, which they never do except for a

Prophet.1

CONSTRUCTION OF KABA:

When the Messenger of Allah [pbuh] was thirty five,

Quraish started rebuilding Al- Kabah. That was

because it was a low building of white stones no

more than 6.30 meters high, from the days of

Ishmael. It was also roofless and that gave the

thieves easy access to its treasures inside. It was

also exposed to the wearing factors of nature

because it was built a long time ago that weakened

and cracked its walls, tribes jointly started work on

the reconstruction ofKabah, then time came to putout the sacred Black Stone in its proper place. Then

strife broke out among the chiefs, and lasted for four

or five days, each contesting for the honor of placing

the stone in its position. Luckily, the oldest among

the chiefs Abu Omaiyah bin Mugheerah Al-

Makhzumi made a proposal which was accepted by

1[Ibn Hisham

1/180- 183; Za'd Al- Ma'ad 1/17]


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all. He said: "Let him, who enters the Sanctuary first

of all, decide on the point." It was then Allah s Will

that the Messenger of Allah [pbuh] should be the

first to enter the Mosque. On seeing him, all the

people on the scene, cried with one voice: "Al-

Ameen (the trustworthy) has come. We are content

to abide by his decision." Calm and self- possessed,

Muhammad [pbuh] received the commission and at

once resolved upon an expedient which was toconciliate them all. He asked for a mantle which he

spread on the ground and placed the stone in its

centre. He then asked the representatives of the

different clans among them, to lift the stone all

together. When it had reached the proper place,

Muhammad [pbuh] laid it in the proper position with

his own hands. This is how a very tense situation

was eased and a grave danger averted by the

wisdom of the Prophet [pbuh].

When the building of Al- Kabah had finished, it

assumed square form fifteen meters high. The sidewith the Black Stone and the one opposite were ten

meters long each.2

2p.62- 63; Ibn Hisham 2/192- 197]


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Prophet Takes Trade as profession:

The Arabs and Quraish in particular had been

carrying trade long before the advent of Islam. AbuTalib, the uncle of Holy Prophet also carried on trade

when prophet looked for means to living he could go

for no better option than trade. People did not use to

entrust their money to everyone that time, but

Prophet (Pbuh) had a reputation for fair & honest

dealings. He was true to his words and this moralexcellence made him won the title forTRUSTED

TRADER OF MAKKAH.The prophet made several

journeys to Syria, Busra and Yemen.

WEDDING WITH KHADIJA (R.A):

Khadija was a respectable lady, for her pure andnoble nature she was known as tahira or the

chaste.

Prophets excellence in trade and his true and fair

dealings commended her, and she asked him to

proceed with her goods to Syria.

Nearly three months after his return, she asked Him

her hand.


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A day was fixed and Abu Talib along with Hamza

R.A accompanied the Prophet to Khadijas house,

Abu Talib read the khutba (of their Nikah).

Miscellaneous Facts:

Prophet (p.b.u.h) took so many journeys to far off

places for trade purposes. To Syria, Busra, Jarash in

Yemen and some other places too.

Prophet (Pbuh) abstained from idolatry, he neverworshipped any idols, etc

PROPHETHOOD:

MUHAMMAD S.A.W.W came to this world when

people were all barbarians and were in darkness.They had no sense of living and had no particular

religion to follow.

Prophet (pbuh) never worshipped any other thing in

his entire life, he used to keep busy in worldly affairs

( before prophet hood) i.e. he had to look into hisbusiness affairs, he had to trade journeys, etc.But

Allah has planned much more higher than this.


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There was a cave named HIRA, prophet used to

go there and used to meditate. He used to take his

food along with him and stayed for weeks and then

come back.

One day while meditating, an Angel (Hazrat Jibrael

A.S) came to him and said:


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