![]() Muhammad told his uncle that he and ‘Ali were engaged in meditating about the creator of the universe, the God of Ibrahim and Ismael Abu Talib asked Muhammad what he did there. When they reached the top and entered the cave they found Muhammad (S) and ‘Ali (as) meditating together, safe and sound. So the searching party from Makka went to the mountain looking for the two. One such story tells us that on one occasion Muhammad (S) did not return for 3 or 4 days and Abu Talib was concerned. ![]() There was a cave at the top of the hill and Muhammad (S) would climb the mountain and sit in the cave to meditate. He would leave the town of Makka to the nearby hill called Jabal el Noor. Ibne Hisham in his Sirat mentions that Muhammad (S) began to meditate more and more. ‘Ali was treated by Muhammad (S) like a son and Muhammad (S) took him everywhere he went. So the difference of ages between Fatima and ‘Ali was about 5 years. Fatima’s birth was recorded some five years later. ‘Ali (as) was born in the year 30 Amulfeel when Muhammad was 30 years old. History mentions another boy growing up in Muhammad’s house. So the three daughters, two from Khadija’s earlier marriages and one from Muhammad (S) grew up together in the same house. Khadija had two daughters from her earlier marriage which ended in widowhood. A baby daughter was born to Khadija within a few years after the marriage. Muhammad (S) moved to her house and the partnership from trading to partnership in life began in earnest. After this Khutba Abu Talib completed the marriage ceremony between Muhammad (S) and Khadija. May Allah keep this purity among the descendants of Ibrahim forever”. I am the descendent of Ibrahim and have remained on the same religion of One God. “Praises are for Allah who was the God of Ibrahim who worshipped one God and a Muslim. The words of the Khutba as described in Sirat-e-Rasullallah by Ibne Hisham were: Khadija was impressed and asked him for marriage.Īlthough being much older than Muhammad (S), (she was 40 years old), the marriage was agreed upon by both families and Muhammad’s uncle Abu Talib read the Khutba of marriage and performed the marriage ceremony according to the Abrahamic traditions. Muhammad (S) took Khadija’s caravan party to Syria and various other places and was a great success. One of the leading trading families in those days was the family of Khadija a widow who was looking for an honest young man to look after her business affairs. It was due to his honesty and straight forward manner that he was successful in trading and became known to many traders in Makka. Muhammad (S) remained with his uncle’s family until the age of 25. The monk also told Abu Talib that he saw unusual signs in the boy who will grow up into someone very important. The old monk told Abu Talib to look after the boy well, “for very soon his enemies will try to hurt him”. His first journey outside Arabia was to the northern parts of Syria with the trading caravan of his uncle Abu Talib.ĭuring one such journey an old Christian monk called Bohaira met the trading caravan and saw young Muhammad (S) who was about 14 years old at that time. Abdul Muttalib died when Muhammad (S) was only 8 years old and then his uncle Abu Talib the father of ‘Ali, took over the upbringing of his nephew. His grandfather Abdul Muttalib looked after the boy. Muhammad (S) was born an orphan as his father Abdullah died a few months before his birth. As a baby he was sent to the nearby Bedouin Tribe where a lady called Halima nursed him. ![]() His father was Abdullah son of Abdul Muttalib and his mother was Amena daughter of Wahb. This was the world scene when a boy was born to the most renowned family of the Quraish, the Banu Hashim. On the Eastern side The Sassanid Empire of the Persians was also in decline. The Roman Empire was in decline, the Capital was transferred from Rome to Constantinople and the whole of Europe was divided into little kingdoms fighting among each other. According to the Christian Calendar it was 571 AD. Since the forces of Abraha arrived on elephants which is “Feel” in Arabic, the Arabs called this the year of the elephant. The year of his birth was called “Amul Feel” due to the invasion of the Ka’aba by Abraha the viceroy of the Abyssinian King. Born in Makka on 17th Rabiul Awwal about 53 years before Hijra. ![]()
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