PROPHET MUHAMMAD, GOD'S FINAL MESSENGER TO MANKIND

THE ABOVE PICTURE PASTED BY FH WAS TAKEN DURING THE FLOODS IN MECCA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

THE FLASH FLOOD HAPPENED AFTER A FEW DAYS OF RAIN. IT HAS TAKEN PLACE A FEW TIMES OVER THE CENTURIES. IT HAPPENS LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE ON GOD'S EARTH - GEOGRAPHICAL/DRAINAGE FACTOR.  

THE HISTORICAL EVENT INVOLVING THE ELEPHANT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THIS POSTING TOOK PLACE 50 DAYS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE HOLY PROPHET

IT WAS NOT FLOODING AT THAT TIME.;););)

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8 - THE BIRTH OF THE LAST PROPHET OF ALLAH, THE SEALING OF THE PROPHETHOOD



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THE PROPHECY IS FULFILLED


On Monday, 12th of Rabi-al-Awwal -- 570 years after Jesus ascended into heaven to await his return before the end of the world -- Lady Amina gave birth to her blessed son in the house of Abu Talib. Ash-Shaffa, the mother of Abd Al Rahman, attended his birth and as Lady Amina gave birth her blessed baby was delivered prostrating upon his tiny hands and knees, then sneezed and said, "Al Hamdulillah" (praise be to Allah),  whereupon a voice from the heavens replied, "May Allah have mercy upon you."

As Ash-Shaffa looked out into the night sky the horizon became illuminated so that the very distant castles of Greece became clearly visible to her. Incidentally, "Al Hamdulillah” or "Praise be to Allah"  was the same praise Prophet Adam  offered as he sneezed upon reaching earth.

The beautiful baby was born without a trace of dirt upon him, and a sweet aroma caressed his perfect little body. Lady Amina remembered the instruction she had been given in her vision and supplicated to Allah with it for her little son, then gave him to Ash-Shaffa, the mother of Abd Al Rahman to hold. News that Lady Amina  had given birth to a son was sent straight away to Abd Al Muttalib.

As soon as he heard the good news he rushed to see his new grandson. When he reached the house his heart was filled with joy and tender loving care. He cradled the sweet baby wrapped in a white cloth in his arms and then took him to the Ka'ba where he offered a prayer of thanksgiving to ALLAH for the safe delivery of his grandson. Before returning his new grandson to Lady Amina  he went home to show him to his own family.

Standing at the door waiting for his father's return was his three year old son Abbas. Lovingly, Abd Al Muttalib told his son, "Abbas, this is your brother, give him a kiss," so Abbas, who was in reality his uncle, bent over and kissed his new baby brother. After everyone had admired the baby, Abd Al Muttalib returned to Lady Amina and in accordance with her vision and a vision Abd Al Muttalib had seen, the sweet baby was named Muhammad . When people asked why they had named him Muhammad they replied, "To be praised in the heavens and earth." Before that time the name Muhammad was unknown and no other child had ever been given that special name. Abu Talib's house, the house in which the Holy Prophet peace be upon him   was born exists today and is used to house an Islamic library.


SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THIS BLESSED NIGHT  

Ash-Shaffa was not the only person to witness miraculous events of this very special night. As Othman, the son of Abi As's mother gazed up into the night sky she witnessed the stars lower themselves and a light so brilliant appeared at the time of his birth that she could see nothing except light.

In the kingdom of Chosroes, fortifications shook and balconies collapsed, whilst the waters of Lake Tiberias ebbed, and the famous flame of Persia, which had not been extinguished since it was lit a thousand years before, was suddenly quite unexplainably extinguished. In the heavens, meteors were commanded to be on guard so as to prevent the satans from listening to the news the angels bore about the events of this very blessed night.  


THE KNOWLEDGEABLE JEW  

Amongst the citizens of Mecca were several Jews, one of whom was knowledgeable of the scriptures. He knew from his learning and the signs of the time that the birth of a new prophet was imminent and anxiously awaited his arrival.

On the night Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him  was born, a strange feeling came over him that prompted him to rush to the door of his house and ask some Quraysh tribesmen, who happened to be passing, if they had heard of any births that night. The tribesmen replied that they knew of none, so he asked them to go and find out then bring word to him.

He felt sure that this was the night in which the new prophet had been born, and if his feelings were correct he knew he would indeed be able to recognize him by a special, prominent mark on his skin that lay between his shoulders.

Sometime later, the tribesmen returned to the expectant Jew and told him that a son had indeed been born to Lady Amina, the widowed wife of Abdullah, son of Abd Al Muttalib.

The learned Jew asked them to take him to see the newly born and his mother, so in haste they made their way to Abu Talib's house. When they arrived, Lady Amina presented her darling son to them and as the cloth that covered him was gently rolled back the Jew saw the unmistakable mark and he fainted.

When he regained consciousness he announced the prophethood had been taken away from the Children of Israel and said, "O people of Quraysh, by Allah, he will conquer you in a way that the news will traverse both east and west." The mark the Jew referred to was circular and read, "There is no god except Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet", and it was from this identifying mark that the sweet aroma of musk exuded.


THE DECISION OF LADY AMINA AND ABD AL MUTTALIB  

Abdullah was a young man when he died and therefore had very little to leave his wife and unborn baby. All he was able to leave them was an Abyssinian maid named Barakah, which means blessing, a few camels and some goats. Barakah was also known by the name Umm Ayman.

During the first days of our beloved Prophet's life, Barakah  helped his mother to take care of him, and Thuwaybah , who attended his birth, became his first wet-nurse.

In those days it was the practice of noble and well-to-do families to entrust their newly born infants to the care of good families living far from Mecca where the infant would be less likely to contract the many diseases that all too often accompanied the pilgrims. Among the many advantages of sending a newly born to be raised in the desert was that it was there that Arabic in its purest form was spoken, and the accomplishment of speaking pure Arabic was a most sought after quality.

Youngsters also learned the essential art of survival through the mutual love and care for one another that in turn lead to excellent manners and a chivalrous nature. With this in mind Lady Amina and Abd Al Muttalib decided to send Muhammad to be raised in the desert.

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FaithHealer3

Originally posted by KENNKID at 2004-3-24 05:45 PM:
THE PROPHECY IS FULFILLED
On Monday, 12th of Rabi-al-Awwal -- 570 years after Jesus ascended into heaven to await his return before the end of the world -- Lady Amina gave birth to her blessed son in the house of Abu Talib. Ash-Shaffa, the mother of Abd Al Rahman, attended his birth and as Lady Amina gave birth her blessed baby was delivered prostrating upon his tiny hands and knees, then sneezed and said, "Al Hamdulillah" (praise be to Allah),  whereupon a voice from the heavens replied, "May Allah have mercy upon you." ... blah blah blah...

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realise that muslims had  exaggerate their idol, Muhammad's birth. Muhammad was just a normal human who went loco.

Even the date of birth of Muhammad is in limbo...
read the cut&paste below...

The actual date of Muhammad's birth is not known, nor can it be ascertained now. The scholarly hypothesis on this issue is at some variance. Philip K. Hitti says that he was born in or around 571 AD (History of the Arabs, p. 111). Abdullah Yusuf Ali maintains, "The year usually given for the Prophet's birth is 570 A.D, though the date must be taken as only approximate, being the middle figure between 569 and 571, the extreme possible limits."(The Holy Quran, V. 2, p. 1071).

The discrepancy in the year of Muhammad's birth notwithstanding, some Muslims categorically maintain that he was born in the early hours of Monday, the 29th day of August, 570 A.D (See Ghulam Mustafa, Vishva Nabi, p. 40).  - - an occasion that they observe each year with great fanfare. Contrary to this, and as is the case with Jesus Christ, the year of Muhammad's birth cannot, in fact, be established with reliable historical evidence. The celebrations that are held now to celebrate Muhammad's birth, therefore, have no Islamic basis and these are mere traditions only.


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FaithHealer3

I found something very-very interesting stuff abt Mr.Pbuh Muhammad.
If this don't piss the idol worshipers... then i don't know what will...
This cut&paste of the UNTOLD STORY of MUHAMMAD below gives down-to-earth view... without any of the usual sugar-coated and exaggerated fairy-tales. Author Mohammad Asghar.
Part 1 In a nutshell...
1. Muhammad's parents were poor.
2. Muhammad was an unwanted child. He was conceived unintensionally.
3. Muhammad's mum, Amina thought he was jixed.
4. Muhammad's mum, Amina refuse to breastfeed him.
5. Muhammad's mum, Amina gave-away baby Muhammad to a total stranger.

read...

Over 1,400 years ago, there lived in Mecca a man by the name of Abdullah. He belonged to the third group of the Quraish people. His wife's name was Amina. Because he did not have a consistent income, his household often suffered from deprivations. Many a times, the couple had to go to bed without food. Persistent poverty took its toll; the couple frequently fought and argued on their financial condition as well as on what was likely to happen to them in future.

Recognizing the fact that she and her husband did not have the means to feed another mouth, Amina always forced her man to ejaculate his semen outside her vagina. This practice helped her to avoid pregnancy for sometime, but one night Abdullah failed to control himself, and she ended up being a pregnant woman. Amina was angry. She tried her best to destroy the pregnancy, but failed. Unable to do anything else with her conception, she resigned to her fate and decided to carry her pregnancy to its full term. Abdullah, her husband, felt for her discomforts and sought to help by providing her with the services of a slave-girl, named Barakat.

But as misfortune would have it, Amina's husband died when she was about six months into her pregnancy. This tragedy increased her hatred towards the child she was carrying in her belly. She considered it to be the harbinger of a bad luck. She feared that many more mishaps would befall her after she delivered the jinxed baby. At the time of his death, Abdullah is believed to have owned five camels, a few sheep and a female slave of Ethiopian origin, named Barakat.

Not being able to do anything else to alleviate her fear, she carried the fetus until it was ready to take birth as a baby-boy. When the time finally arrived, she delivered the baby without a hitch. Amina called the baby-boy Kothan, but his grandfather changed it to Muhammad at a later date (see R. V. C. Bodley's The Messenger, p. 6). Contrary to the general belief, Muhammad is not a Muslim name; rather, it is an Arabian pagan name that was in use even before the birth of Islam's founder...

In spite of becoming the mother of a son, whom her society greatly valued, Amina continued to maintain her hatred towards the newborn boy. In order to take her vengeance out, she refused to suckle him, even when he was hungry. Seeing the child's suffering and to help him survive, Thuwaibah, a slave-girl of the child's uncle Abu Lahab, took upon herself the responsibility to breastfeed him for a few days (see Adil Salahi's Muhammad: Man and Prophet, p. 23) until someone else was found to take him into her permanent custody.

In the period Muhammad was born, poor Bedouins from the desert used to flock, from time to time, to Mecca to collect alms from those few who could afford to give it to them. Following the tradition, Haleema, a poor Saadite shepherd woman, came and knocked at Amina's door. Being herself a poor widowed woman, Amina had nothing to offer Haleema; instead, she wished to unload her own burden by putting her newborn son into her lap.

Haleema was dumbfounded, for, in her judgment, no mother would ever dispose of her baby in the manner Amina wanted hers disposed. Knowing well her own situation, Haleema, at first, refused to accept the custody of the child, but when she considered the fact that she would have, in due course of time, two more hands to help her family out in its dire circumstances, she took the baby and left for her home.


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Debmey

Mo was a rejected child, its no wonder he grew up psychologically disturbed.

YOU HAVE JUST WITNESSED FOR YOURSELVES, SATAN'S VERSION ABOUT THE HOLY PROPHET. FAITHHEALER & DEBMEY, THE FOLLOWERS OF SATAN PAUL HAVE  SUCCEEDED ONLY IN EXPOSING THEIR TRUE COLORS.  THE  'CHRISTIAN LOVE AND KINDNESS' THAT THEY HAVE  INHERITED FROM PAUL (CERTAINLY NOT FROM JESUS), IS ALSO SO EVIDENTLY CLEAR. ;)

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9 ~~  LIFE IN THE DESERT

The time soon came for the foster parents to set off for their desert home with their charges, so Halima  made her farewells to Lady Amina who handed her beloved son up to her as she sat upon her donkey. Halima and her husband were quick to notice the multiple blessings that constantly came their way. Their donkey had always been the slowest ride because it was frail, and more recently showed signs of progressive lameness, but now it out-ran the others whilst the rest of the party looked on in amazement asking Halima  if the donkey was the same one she had come with.


THE LAND OF BANI SA扐D


Before they reached the land of Bani Sa抋d, the vegetation had already become scant, but upon reaching it there was no vegetation in sight, the land was barren with signs of drought everywhere. However, Halima's sheep would wander off yet always return full.

It was so noticeable that the others in her party told their shepherds to take their sheep and follow Halima's, however, hers always returned full but theirs did not and yielded abundant milk. The blessings never ceased to escape the attention of Halima's family and when they reached home their land became fertile once more an the palm trees bore an abundance of dates.



AL SHAIMA


Halima had an older daughter named Hudhafa, also known as Al Shaima . Al Shaima loved her new brother dearly and never had to wait to be asked to look after him. It was a very happy time for the entire family and Halima's foster child grew rapidly in strength and outgrew other children of similar age. Halima's tribe in particular was famous for speaking pure Arabic and many of its tribesmen had become famous on account of their eloquent speech and poetry; it was in such an environment that the young Muhammad learned the art of the precise diction of pure Arabic, however he did not learn how to read or write.



THE RETURN TO MECCA


Halima never ceased to wonder at the growth and strength of her foster son and thought it was time for him to visit his mother in Mecca so preparations were made for the journey.

When they reached Mecca Lady Amina  was delighted to see and hold her son once more, but an epidemic had broken out and she feared for his safety so it was agreed that Halima  should take him back with her to their desert home.



THE TWO ANGELS


Little Muhammad  loved to play with his brothers but also enjoyed sitting alone by himself. Several months had passed since his return from Mecca when one day as his brothers were playing not far away among the sheep and he sat alone, two angels,  having taken the appearance of men, dressed in pure white robes came to him with a golden bowl containing snow.

Muhammad was neither afraid nor yet concerned when they miraculously opened his chest, felt around his heart, washed it, then sealed his chest and left leaving no trace whatsoever of an incision. His foster brothers saw the two men, and watched in awe what had happened and as soon as they left ran as fast as their legs could carry them to tell their mother.

Halima and her husband rushed to Muhammad  and found him standing alone. His face looked somewhat pale and Halima  held him gently in her arms and asked what had happened. He told them about the two men and how they had opened his chest and looked for something, but what it was they were looking for he told them he did not know.

Halima  looked at his chest but there were no signs of an opening whatsoever, nor yet were there any traces of blood. She looked for the two men, but there was no sign of them either. The only difference she could find was that the small mark she had taken to be a birth-mark between his shoulders appeared to be raised a little more than usual.

Halima  and her husband questioned their sons repeatedly, but none deviated from the account they first related and they were convinced that the boys had spoken the truth. Halima  and her husband were extremely worried by the incident and feared that bad jinn were trying to harm their beloved foster son. Fearing for his safety, it was decided to return the young Muhammad  to Lady Amina,  so once again Halima  set off with Muhammad to Mecca.



HALIMA'S DECISION

Halima  decided not to tell Lady Amina  the real reason for his early return but Lady Amina  was quick to realize she was concealing something.

At last Lady Amina  persuaded Halima  to tell her the real reason for her son's hasty return. Lady Amina listened intently to the account of the opening of his chest and of Halima's fear that some bad jinn may be trying to harm him. Lady Amina  comforted her and told her that no harm would come to him because she had been told that he was destined for an important role.

She also told Halima  about her blessed pregnancy and of the light that had shone from her womb. After hearing this Halima's  heart was at peace once more and greatly relieved to know her fears for her beloved foster child were unfounded.

Lady Amina  thanked Halima  for the loving care she gave her son and once again Halima  and her foster son returned to their home in the desert where he lived with his extended family until he reached five years old at which time he returned to live with his mother in Mecca.

The event of his chest opening was described in detail by Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him  in later years. He told his companions that the men were angels and when they opened his chest they were looking for a speck of black. Upon finding it they removed it and washed his heart in pure snow from the golden bowl then resealed his chest. The speck of black is the touch by satan. Mary and his son Jesus have been the only human beings whose chests never had that touch by satan.

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Debmey

But there are no witnessess for the appearance of the angels. Too bad.

FaithHealer3

Alternate view abt Muhammad... without those fake sugar-coated stories.
This gets beter and better... and sound more logical than KENNKID's tale.
Part2 In a nutshell
1. Halima was from Saadite tribe. excelled in sword play and spoke refine arabic.
2. Arabs believe in angels and jins.
3. Halima had a son, named Masroud, abt the age of Muhammad.
4. Halima lived a bedoin life.(nomadic life)
5. Halima wanted a better life for her son, Mosroud.
6. Halima wanted her son, Mouroud to go and live in Mecca.
7. Halima plot to sent back Mosroud in place of Muhammad.
8. Halima switched the boys names. Mouroud became Muhammad.
9. Halima faked the angel's open heart surgery and the "seal of the prophet"
10. Halima gave her own son disguised as Muhammad to Amina.

Mr.Pbuh Muhammad the "prophet" was not the descendent of Abraham after all...
This cut&paste was written by Mohammad Asghar
read... Haleema's tribe lived in one of the pastoral valleys of Northern Arabia. Though they were poor, yet they always maintained their industrious and bold characters. Unlike the people of the Quraish tribe, the people of the Saadite tribe excelled in the use of sword and lances. Their dexterous use of swords and lances always earned them triumphs in the struggles that they had to face almost regularly, and perpetually, in order to survive in the harsh conditions and environments of their surroundings.

The people of the Saadite tribe were also renowned for speaking the most refined Arabic in all of Arabia. The similarity of the Quran's language with that of the Saaditic Arabic is the indication that the writer of the Quran must have been one of the Saadites, or that he must have lived among them during his formative years.

The entire population of the Arabian Peninsula believed in the existence of angels. They also believed that angels pay visits to people who were destined to receive special favors from Allah. This deity lived in and around the Ka'aba along with other 359 gods. Because the Arabs believed in the angels' closeness to Allah, many of them took up their worship with the hope that once pleased, the angels would have no difficulty in convincing Allah to grant them relief from their endless sufferings.

Haleema's son, Masroud, was almost of Muhammad's age. She began rearing up both the infants in her right earnest. She suckled both of them and cared for them equally. She looked forward to the day when those two infants would grow up and provide her with the help she always needed to make her life somewhat pleasant.

In the interlude she rarely enjoyed, Haleema, being a loving and caring mother, often used to mull over the future of Masroud, her own son. She was the product of the Bedouin life; she herself had been living such a life. Her long experience convinced her that no matter how industrious and brave her son was, the bareness of the desert and the conditions that obtained in it, would never afford him an opportunity to live a life that could even distantly be compared with the one that some people of Mecca lived. She, therefore, wanted her son to go to Mecca to live there a comfortable life.

But how was she going to send her son to Mecca? she consistently asked herself.

Haleema thought and thought. Lost in it, she spent many, many nights without sleep. Even during the day, her mind remained occupied with her only thought: how to induct Masroud, with a secured base, into the Meccan life.

Her constant and persistent exploration of possibilities eventually paid the dividend. It dawned on her that she could achieve her ambition easily, if she arranged to return Muhammad to his mother in Mecca with an undetectable switch. The switching plan required Haleema simply to have Muhammad substituted by Masroud and plant him in Amina's house where, she knew for sure, there was none who could ever suspect or question his identity.

Pleased with her plan, Haleema began working on its implementation. First of all, she needed to call Muhammad as Masroud, and Masroud as Muhammad. At the beginning, the infants appeared a little confused, but after a short period of time, they got used to the change. And this change proved hugely instrumental in turning around the destinies of two innocents infants; one of them was going to change, undeservedly, the face of the earth; the other was going to live, undeservedly for him, too, the life of an anonymous Bedouin.

The second step of the plan required Haleema to create a situation that would facilitate her son's plantation in Amina's house. This step required her to conceive a scenario that would not only fit in the pagans' age-old belief, it would also soften Amina's attitude towards her son whom she despised from the core of her heart. And what could be a better scenario than the following, which she made use of in order to convince Amina that her son was really a prodigious child.

No sooner had Muhammad stepped into the fifth year of his life, Haleema began telling everyone she came across about the prodigious nature of her adopted son. She took special pleasure in narrating the child's encounter with two angels whom,she claimed, her own son Masroud, had seen with his own eyes, surrounding Muhammad in a broad daylight.

Pressed for details, she used to tell her listeners that one day, Masroud and Muhammad were playing in field. While they were engrossed in their play, from nowhere, two angels appeared before Muhammad.

They laid him gently on the ground, and Gabriel, one of the two angels, opened up the boy's heart. He cleansed it from impurity; wrung from it those black and bitter drops of the sin that we inherited from our forefather Adam, and which lurk in the hearts of the best of his descendents, inciting them to the commission of sin. When infant Muhammad had been thoroughly purified, Gabriel filled his heart with faith and knowledge and prophetic light, and then he replaced it in his bosom.

During this angelic visitation, Haleema told her listeners, the angels also impressed between Muhammad's shoulders the seal of prophecy. To prove her claim, she used to make Muhammad bare his body so that those people who doubted her sanity could see with their own eyes the mark that existed between his shoulders.

Haleema had to resort to this cunning tactic in order to hide a serious problem: The child that was born to Amina bore no mark at the back of his body; whereas Masroud had a distinctive birth mark between his shoulders. Now, if Haleema had not invented the story of the angels who, she had to claim, impressed Muhammad's body with "the seal of prophecy," her entire scheme would have been jeopardized, and her desire to plant her son in Amina's house frustrated.

The ground thus prepared for his return to his mother, Haleema carried Muhammad to Mecca and sought to deposit him on Amina's lap. Seeing her reluctance, Haleema narrated to her all that that had happened to Muhammad, and also the affixation of the seal of prophecy by the angels on his back. Considerably mellowed down by Haleema's account of the child's supernatural expositions, Amina took back her son.

Haleema returned to her home in the desert, with the satisfaction that she succeeded in placing her son in a Meccan home where he would grow into a man and then find for himself a place to lead a life, filled with relative abundance and peace.

Muhammad remained with Amina until his sixth year, although he often missed Haleema, his biological mother.




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FaithHealer3

Now i'm not too sure who did better swapping... Allah or Halima?

Was Allah's swapping Jesus with a look-alike before crucifixion IS BETTER THAN Halima's swapping Muhammad with Mosroud.

kid

Originally posted by FaithHealer3 at 26-3-2004 02:53 AM:

Now i'm not too sure who did better swapping... Allah or Halima?

Was Allah's swapping Jesus with a look-alike before crucifixion IS BETTER THAN Halima's swapping Muham ...

Did you mean CRUCIFICTION??

Typical trinitiy Christian who tried to bring all matter into Paul lies...

FaithHealer3

Originally posted by kid at 2004-3-26 03:31 AM:


Typical trinitiy Christian who tried to bring all matter into Paul lies...

Trinity Christian! who me ? :lol

Try again Kid...

10 ~~ A NEW LIFE IN MECCA


It wasn't long before the young Muhammad had settled down very happily to his new lifestyle in the City of Mecca and found that he had lots of cousins, an affectionate grandfather named Abd Al Muttalib, as well as many uncles and aunts. Amongst the children Muhammad   loved most were Hamza   and his young sister Saffiyah, the children of his grandfather, Abd Al Muttalib.

Muhammad  and Hamza  were practically the same age, however, Muhammad  was the elder, although technically speaking, Hamza  was his uncle and Saffiyah his aunt.




THE JOURNEY TO YATHRIB

One day, Lady Amina learned that a caravan would soon be leaving Mecca and pass through Yathrib (Medina) on its way north. It was a wonderful opportunity for Muhammad , who was now six, to meet the rest of his cousins and relatives who lived there.

Barakah , Lady Amina's maid, made the necessary preparations for the eleven day journey and they left with the caravan riding two camels, one ridden by Lady Amina   and her son, the other by Barakah .

They stayed in Yathrib for a month and the young Muhammad  met more of his cousins, the children of Adiyy. He enjoyed being with them and went kite flying and sometimes they would take him to their large pond where he learned to swim. It was a happy time but the month soon passed and the caravan destined for Mecca was ready to leave, so they made their farewells and departed.



THE DEATH OF LADY AMINA

As the caravan journeyed to Mecca, Lady Amina was taken seriously ill and never recovered. The angels took away her soul at a village called Al Abwa and it is there that she lies buried.

Barakah  did her best to comfort the sobbing young Muhammad  whose heart became vacant at the loss of his mother and together they made the heartbreaking journey to the house of his grandfather in Mecca.  Abd Al Muttalib , deeply saddened by the loss, took his grandson into his own household and a very special love bonded them even more closely together.



THE LOVE OF ABD AL MUTTALIB

For many years Abd Al Muttalib had taken to sleeping near the Ka'ba at Hijr Ishmael, the place where he had been told in a vision to dig for the well of Zamzam  many years before Abdullah, Muhammad's  father was born.

At Hijr Ishmael  his couch would be spread out for him and more often than not it was there that one would find him. There was an unwritten rule that no one sat on his couch, not even his young son Hamza. However, such was  that special place in his  heart that  he had for his grandson Muhammad that he alone was welcome to join him there.

One day some of Muhammad's  uncles found him sitting on the couch and suggested he should not do so. Immediately, his grandfather told them, "Let my son stay, by Allah, he has a great future."

The young Muhammad  was a constant source of pleasure to his grandfather and both enjoyed the company of each other. Such was his endearing personality that anyone who met him loved Muhammad.

It was noticeable that even at such a tender age, Muhammad  showed signs of wisdom far beyond his years and when Abd Al Muttalib  attended important tribal meetings in the House of Assembly  with other elders of the tribe, he would take his grandson with him.

Muhammad's  opinion was often sought in earnest despite his age, whereupon, Abd Al Muttalib  would proudly comment: "There is a great future ahead for my son!"  - He always referred with pride to his grandson as being his "son".



THE DEATH OF ABD AL MUTTALIB

Abd Al Muttalib  was now eighty-two years of age and a few months after his grandson's eighth birthday he was taken ill and and shortly after, he passed away.

Before Abd Al Muttalib  died he entrusted the care of his grandson to his son Abu Talib,  the blood brother of Muhammad's father Abdullah.  So without hesitation Abu Talib  gladly became Muhammad's  guardian and took him into his own household.

As Abd Al Muttalib's  bier was carried to a place known as Al Hujun  for burial, many walked in his funeral procession and his young grandson shed many tears as he walked with them to the graveside.

It was a time of great sorrow. Like his father before him, Abu Talib  became a loving guardian to his nephew and his wife, Fatima,  daughter of Asad,   Hashim's son, and half brother of Abd Al Muttalib,  did all she could to compensate for the mother he had lost.

Indeed, such was the degree of her care that in later years after her beloved trust had attained prophethood, he told those around him that rather than let him go hungry, Fatima  would have preferred to let her own children go without. But he was never of a greedy nature and would share whatever he was given.

Upon the death of Abd Al Muttalib the ascendancy to the house of Hashim  had weakened for his family. All but one of the honorable offices he had held for so long now passed to Harb , the son of Umayya.  The only position left for his household was that of providing for the pilgrims.

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THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ABU TALIB

When Abd Al Muttalib passed away there was very little left for his heirs to inherit and Abu Talib , although his circumstances were restricted, was rich in heritage, honor and nobility.

Like his father, he loved his nephew dearly, there wasn't anything he would not do for him. Many a night the young Muhammad  would be found snuggled up to his uncle in bed, sleeping peacefully until the light of the morning. During the day, Muhammad would go with him wherever he might go and when he was old enough Abu Talib  taught him the skill of how to masterfully shepherd, with both tenderness and care his sheep, which was a vital source of food and income to his family. It was a position of trust and one will no doubt recall that most prophets, peace be upon them, were shepherds at one time or another during their lifetime.



THE DROUGHT

Drought had stricken Mecca and its neighboring settlements in the valley yet again. It was a hard time for everyone both old and young alike. Abu Talib was highly respected in his tribe and in times of need, such as this, they would often turn to him for help and advice.

The situation continued to worsen and so in desperation several of the Quraysh went to Abu Talib  to ask him to pray for rain. Muhammad was with him and heard their request so together, with Abu Talib  carrying him on his shoulders, they made their way to the Ka'ba to supplicate to ALLAH.

As they entered the precincts of the Ka'ba the sky was blue and the heat of the sun beat down just as it had done so for many weeks. Muhammad, with his delicate tiny hand held on tightly to his uncle's fingers and together they supplicated (du'a) for rain. Within moments, clouds had gathered from all directions and rain started to fall -- the drought was over.

Like Halima,  Abu Talib  was quick to recognize the multiple blessings he and others shared on account of his nephew.

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11 ~~ THE EARLY YEARS

It was time for the annual trip to Syria. Even though Hashim had secured pacts with tribes along the caravan route many years before, the journey was arduous and not without danger.

With this in mind Abu Talib decided to leave his nephew behind thinking it was better for him to remain at home with Fatima and his other children. When the time came for the caravan to depart, Muhammad, who was now twelve years old, rushed up to him and threw his arms around him. Abu Talib never had the heart to refuse his nephew anything at all and so it was agreed that he would join him on the long trip north to Syria.


BUHAIRAH, THE MONK

  After many weeks of arduous travel the caravan reached a place called Tayma , a village on the outskirts of Basra.

It was there that a monk by the name of Buhairah  lived alone in a hermitage that had been inherited by a succession of hermit monks.

Over the centuries, important religious documents had been brought to the hermitage and left by his predecessors so Buhairah  had made it his life's work to study them well and had become very knowledgeable.

In the documents were prophecies that told of another prophet to come after Jesus, peace be upon him.

The prophecies described in detail the time in which he would be born, his appearance, character and background and it was Buhairah's  dearest wish to be blessed to live long enough to see him.

One day as Buhairah  was meditating outside his hermitage he noticed a caravan in the distance making its way towards the city. It was a common sight to see caravans making their way there, but as he gazed towards it he noticed there was something very different about this one.

In the blue sky was a lone white cloud that floated just above the caravaners heads, when the caravan changed direction the cloud would follow. He watched the caravan more intently and when it started to descend the neighboring hills he witnessed the palm trees bow their branches as the caravan passed by. He noticed something else even more strange, when the caravan came to rest under the trees the cloud disappeared and the palm branches bowed down still further to provide a dense and cooling shade.

Just before the caravan reached the market place it halted again under the shade of the trees and Muhammad,  being the youngest, was asked to tend to the camels whilst the others went to the marketplace.

Buhairah   made haste to greet the caravaners and invited them to eat with him; caravans had stopped there many times before, but Buhairah  had never invited them nor yet any other caravaners to join him. As they sat down to eat Buhairah looked at each one in turn, then asked if there was anyone missing from the party.

They informed him that there was another, a boy, whom they had asked to tend the camels. Buhairah insisted that the boy should join them, and the caravaners felt embarrassed at their unintentional forgetfulness and so Muhammad was invited to join them.

When he arrived, Buhairah observed his appearance and manners closely. After a while he questioned him and then asked him to swear by the idols of Mecca -- which was common practice amongst the Arabs. Muhammad refused saying, "There is nothing more hateful to me than to do that."  The answers Muhammad gave Buhairah convinced him ninety-nine percent that the young boy, in whose company he was, was none other than the one prophesied in the scriptures to become the last Prophet of Allah.

However, one thing bothered him, Abu Talib  had referred to Muhammad as being his son, and the scriptures stated quite clearly that the last prophet would be an orphan, so he inquired about Muhammad's  parents and was told that indeed Muhammad was an orphan, and that Abu Talib  was not his real father, rather, he was his paternal uncle.

Now, Buhairah knew for certain that his dearest wish had been fulfilled and that he had been blessed to live long enough to meet the boy destined to be the last Prophet of Allah. He was overcome with joy but at the same time a great sense of fear struck deep within his heart. He told Abu Talib that he must take great care of Muhammad and advised him not to continue onto Basra as he feared the descendants of the Jews that had migrated to Arabia many years before to await the arrival of the last prophet would also notice his signs and try to harm him as he was not of their race. Abu Talib  took Buhairah's  advice and they returned to Mecca.  


EARLY CHARACTER

Muhammad  had grown into a quiet, thoughtful youth preferring to look after his uncle's sheep rather than playing with the other children of Mecca.

He loved the peace and tranquility of the valleys and mountainside and whilst tending his uncle抯 flock would pass his time observing and marveling at the wonders of the creation of Allah. Like all boys of the Quraysh  tribe he was taught the art of manhood and how best to defend himself. Muhammad had very keen eyesight and so it wasn't surprising that he became an excellent archer like his ancestor Prophet Ishmael.  His reputation for being honest, trustworthy and among other fine qualities, intelligent, was recognized by all who knew him, however, it wasn't until after his prophethood that he learned to read or write.


THE WEDDING

There was to be a wedding in the city, elaborate preparations had already been made, and a fine table prepared. When Muhammad's  friends learned of the festivities they were anxious to join in all the fun and rushed to find Muhammad to ask him to go with them.

Festivities such as these did not attract him very much but his friends wanted him to go with him and he was not a person to disappoint anyone so he agreed to accompany them. As they neared the bride's house the sound of music grew louder and louder. Suddenly, Muhammad was overcome by extreme tiredness so he told his friends to go on without him, and shortly thereafter fell sound asleep and didn't wake up until the following day when all the festivities were over.


THE AGE OF IGNORANCE

The situation in Arabia had deteriorated to such an extent that murder, lewdness, profanity, gambling and drunkenness in conjunction with other depravities had become common.

The poor and weak were treated very badly and the position of women was quite deplorable. Many women were deprived of all their rights, they could be bought and sold at whim, and if they happened to inherit, their wealth was, more likely than not, ceased by their spouse.

To many, the greatest shame for a woman was to give birth to a daughter. She alone was blamed and disgrace fell upon the family and all too often innocent baby girls were buried alive or even strangled at birth. Most tribes knew little or no form of government, each tribe was independent from the other except for the occasional alliance; as a result rivalries and deep rooted jealousy often prevailed. Tribal feuds were common and all too often the origin of the feud had faded from memory but that was of no consequence, a feud was a feud, and therefore it was perpetuated without regard from one generation to the next resulting in the shedding of much blood

As for the Ka'ba, it now housed over 360 idols and fortune-tellers were consulted for both major and trivial decisions. Superstition was now a way of life and very few knew how to read or write -- it was a dark age -- the age of ignorance.

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THE BATTLE OF FIJAR
  
Muhammad   was fifteen years of age when a clash between the tribes of Quraysh under the command of Harb,   Ummaya's  son and the Banu Huwazin erupted.

Since the time of Prophets Abraham  and Ishmael, certain months of the years had been held sacred. During these months physical hostilities between the tribes had become strictly forbidden. However, the rule was broken when Al Barrad , Kais Al Kinani's  son, killed Urwah Al Rahal, Utbah Al Huwazini's  son. The battle that ensued became known as the "Battle of Fijar"  because it took place during the forbidden months. Abu Talib took part in the fighting which was destined to erupt spasmodically over a period of four years, however, Muhammad did not take part, rather, he gathered stray arrows for his uncle.



THE TREATY OF FUDUL

After the recent battle the chieftains of the divided tribe of Quraysh  known as the "Perfumed Ones"  and the "Confederates"  put aside their differences and met together in the house of Abdullah, Judan's son.

They realized that if they were to show any sign of weakness between them it could result in either party falling prey to an enemy, and in the long term bring about the fall of the Quraysh tribe.

There was also another important factor to take care of that related to the protection of the harmed and the rescue of not only of the weak living in Mecca but also the visitors who suffered injustice on account of their weakened position.

All who were present took an oath that from that day onward they would take them under their protection and ensure that the injured party received their rights. This treaty was indeed a landmark as injustice was rampant. Such was the importance of this treaty that the Prophet peace be upon him  later told his companions, "Indeed, I witnessed with my uncles, in the house of Abdullah Judan's son, a treaty which is more beloved to me than a herd of cattle. Now in Islam, if I were to be asked to partake in something similar, I would accept."

Those that participated in the treaty were the descendants of Hashim, Muttalib, Abd Manaf, Asad, Zuhra and Tamin  together with the young Muhammad  and his uncles. Abu Bakr , who was in later years to become one of the most sincere and dearest friends of the Prophet peace be upon him,  together with his and his father Abu Kuhafah of Taym were also participants.

13Friday

stories are stories and not good enough for the true God.

Originally posted by 13Friday at 2004-3-29 12:51 PM:
stories are stories and not good enough for the true God.

These are  not 'stories'  like in the bible. This is history. The true God knows what is history and what is a mere 'tale' as those invented/changed/twisted  by paul in the bible.

This history of the prophet is for the Muslims in this forum.

13Friday have u watch "The Passion of Jesus"? or do you wish to watch that movie? What is the point of watching that movie anyway maybe similar to your question what is the point of the stories above by Kennkid!

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