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It was the custom in Mecca to send children to wet nurses in the villages so that they may grow up to be strong and that they may learn a pure Arabic since Mecca had a very hot and tiring atmosphere. Some tribes who lived away from the city were able to preserve their pure culture una

For a while, the most beloved servant of Allah lived with his mother. Amina was doing her best not to let little Muhammad feel the absence of his father. Sometimes he would go around with Abdul Muttalib, and sometimes he spent time with his uncles. Amina loved Medina; she set off for

The death of Amina and the orphaned state of our beloved Prophet had grieved Abdul Muttalib just as everybody else. He showed such great affection to his grandson that it would help him forget the absence of his mother and father. There was a divan that had been set up for Abdul Mutta

Then it was time to leave, both uncle and nephew took their leave and joined the moving caravan. It was a long and tiring journey. Sometimes they would stop to rest and see to their needs and then continue towards Damascus. When they arrived near the town of Basra, between Jerusalem a

He had reached the age of twenty five. One day his uncle Abu Talib took him to one side and said: “O dear son of my brother, my nephew! You know that I am a man with no possessions or money. Day by day our difficulties increase along with problems that are most distressing. We have no

Khadija had already been married twice and she had by now closed all doors to such suggestions. She had reached a certain age and she no longer needed the support of anyone. She had what one could call an international business by today’s standards and the people who worked for her we

Another ten years passed and the Pride of Humankind had reached the age of thirty five. In those days, the most discussed topic was repairs to be done to the Ka’ba. A thief had got in through the walls that had fallen apart and had stolen certain precious things from it. A woman had s

The first building on earth, the Ka’ba, built to inspire inner peace, was now causing gloom. That is why the Pride of Humanity was trying to get away from it, and while each of his steps physically took him away from it, emotionally, he was leaving his heart with it, and found it very

The two lights that met on Mount Nur had left one another having promised to meet often, and the Messenger of Allah had directed himself towards Mecca with the news he had been given. He was bent in two with the heavy mission he had taken on and was excited to the point of rapture wit

There was someone else in Mecca who would be happy to hear this news. Khadija ran to her uncle’s son Waraqa ibn Nawfal with haste. She related to him word for word what her gracious husband had told her. Each new sentence that came out of Khadija’s mouth created great excitement withi