Birth of Prophet Muhammed

Prophet Muhammed was the son of Abdullah, the son of Abdul-Muttalib, whose ancestry reaches Prophet Ismael.Muhammed was born in the city of Mecca, in Arabia , on a Friday, the 17th day of the lunar month of Rabi ul-Awwal in the year 570CE into a noble family whose fathers and ancestors were among the chiefs of the Quraysh tribe, and the Bani-Hashim clan.

His childhood Muhammed's father Abdullah son of Abdul-Muttalib was the best and most pious among the sons of Abdul-Muttalib and his most beloved. Abdullah died while Muhammed was still in his mother's womb. After Abdullah's death, Muhammed's grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, became his guardian.

Abdul-Muttalib was one of the chieftains of the tribe of Quraysh and a believer in Allah as was Abu Talib, a brother of Abdullah.

Abdul-Muttalib always respected and honoured treaties and adopted the finest of morals. He loved the poor and helped pilgrims. He would even feed the wild beasts and the birds of the mountaintops. He would feed people in times of famine and would restrain wrongdoers.

Muhammed's mother was Aamenah daughter of Wahab, son of Abd Manaf son of Kilab. She was also a believer in Allah.

When Muhammed was born his mother said: 'As soon as I put my child on the ground he leaned with his hands on the ground, raised his head to the skies and looked at the horizons all the while speaking in phrases of monotheism. Then a voice called out to me saying: 'The best of mankind has been born so name him Muhammed.'

Then Aamenah sent for Abdul-Muttalib. He came to her and she said: 'A wondrous boy has been born to you.' Then she brought baby Muhammed to him. Abdul-Muttalib looked at him then took him and entered the Ka'bah and prayed to Allah. Then he left the Ka'bah and returned him to his mother and named him Muhammed.

Muhammed was not yet seven years old when his mother died. After his mother's death, his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib assumed guardianship. Because of his knowledge of the status of the child and his faith in him he treated Muhammad with more care and attention than his other children. A group of the Medlaj Clan came to Mecca and when they saw Muhammed they said to his grandfather: 'Take good care of him for we have never seen another of his station.'

Abdul-Muttalib told to Abu Talib in his will to heed what they say and take care of him. Muhammed was eight when his grandfather died, and he was taken into the care of his uncle Abu Talib.

Abu Talib, chief of the Bani-Hashim clan within the Quraysh, then became the guardian of Muhammed from his eighth year. Abu Talib went on to protect and serve the Messenger of Allah, defending him and honouring him throughout the testing times of his Prophethood, until the last breath of his life.

Adulthood

Muhammed grew up to become a fine young man. He became known for his excellent manners, and because of the honesty in his conduct and dealings he was referred to as al-Saadiq (The Truthful One) and al-Amin (The Trustworthy One).

Prophet Muhammed used to spend much time in prayer and worship of the one God. This he used to do in a cave, known as Hira, in the al-Noor mountain near the city of Mecca .

In 610CE, at the age of forty, Muhammed received the first of the divine revelations when he was engaged in devotion and prayer inside the cave of Hira . Prophet Muhammed conveyed the news and the message to Ali and Lady Khadijah. Ali and Lady Khadijah both embraced the new revelation instantly and without any hesitation.

Khadijah was thus the first woman to believe in the Messenger of Allah and the first woman to pray with him. She supported him wholeheartedly and spent all her wealth in the way of Allah. She was the first woman that the Prophet married and he married no other during her lifetime. She was immensely loyal to the Prophet.

Allah, the Almighty instructs Prophet Muhammed to leave for the city of Yathreb, which later became known as Medinat al-Rasul or the City of the Messenger, or Medina for short.

In 622CE, after some thirteen years of calling the people to Islam, the Messenger of Allah left Mecca for Medina. Prophet Muhammed asked Ali son of Abu Talib to stay behind to deal with a number of issues.

On his way out of Mecca, Abu Bakr came across the Prophet as he was leaving the city, and asked the Prophet where he was going at that time. Prophet Muhammed could not tell him other than the truth and thereafter the Messenger of Allah asked him to join him on his migration to Medina, in order to keep the news of this mission secret until he is out of danger.

When the news of the Messenger's exodus from Mecca to Medina reached the Muslims in Medina, they began to go every morning to the lava fields and wait there until the heat of noon drove them back.

Once in Medina, Muslim families invited the Messenger of Allah to stay with them.

It is said that when the Messenger of Allah entered Medina, it was the most joyous occasion ever witnessed by the people.

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