When he saw Muhammad, he took his hand and prophesied that the would be prophet of God. They settled in the city of Basra, which was under Byzantine domain, when Bahira the Nazarene (or according to many Christians "Nestorian") monk came out of his monastery to entertain the travellers. He remained by his nephew's side until he died some years after Muhammad's prophethood at the age of 40.Īt the age of 9 or 12, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم accompanied his uncle on a trade journey to Syria. When Abd al-Muttalib passed away leaving his eight year old grandson, it was Muhammad's uncle Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the father of Ali and Banu Hashim's new leader, who took his responsibilities. The boy's charges were taken by his loving grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, who loved him more than his children and always gave him a special treatment. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم was sent back to Aminah before she went on a journey to visit her husband's grave and died. A number of miraculous incidents is reported to have occurred with Haleemah's family with the coming of Muhammad which includes the ripping of young Muhammad's صلى الله عليه وسلم chest by archangel Gabriel who washed his heart with zamzam water to purify him (taken from Sahih Muslim). According to the contemporary Arab customs, babies were sent outside the city to bedouin (country) families as they thought the environment was healthier and more suitable for growing stronger children. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم grew up outside the city in the desert with the family of Haleemah bint Abi Dhuayb, a bedouin wet nurse who nurtured him. Life before Prophethood Childhood and teenage years Abdu'llah died before Muhammad's birth while his mother Aminah bint Wahb passed away five to six years later. His father was Abdu'llah, the son of Abd al-Muttalib ( Shaybah ibn Hashim), the son of Hashim, the first Hashemite. Muhammad traces his lineage through his ancestor Adnan back to Ishmael, the son of Ibrahim (Abraham). 570/571 in the once prestigious but losing Bani Hashim clan of the Quraysh, the ruling tribe of Mecca, a city in the Arabian peninsula, on a Friday (Jumuʿah). Some people celebrate his birthday every year, known as the Milaad-Un-Nabi. The most definite date of the Prophet's birth that has been recorded is 12th of Rabi' aI-Awwal. 5 Biographies of the Prophet ("Seerat al-Nabiy").4 Condition of the world at the advent of Islam.2.2 Marriage to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid.
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