بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Garamond, Times New Roman, Times]Bahira the Monk [/FONT][/FONT]:salam2: Here i will like to share with you some photos i took from Syria. These ones are from an old city called Bosra. It is in Southern Syria. In the old days Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine were all parts of what used to be known as Shaam. You will often see this mentioned in Hadith.
What follows is a story based on the Prophet Muhammad 
early life. The text is from a book called Raheeq al Makhtoom (the sealed nectar) by Shaykh Mubarakpuri. The Actual Hadith evidence is given in
[Ibn Hisham 1/180-183; Za'd Al-Ma'ad 1/17]
early life. The text is from a book called Raheeq al Makhtoom (the sealed nectar) by Shaykh Mubarakpuri. The Actual Hadith evidence is given in [Ibn Hisham 1/180-183; Za'd Al-Ma'ad 1/17]
This First Photo is of Bosra, an Ancient Roman City, it is where people would travel to from all over the world, including from Arabia and beyond. The Prophet family was that of traders and his Uncle Abu Talib would often come visit here to do business. :
family was that of traders and his Uncle Abu Talib would often come visit here to do business. :
When the Messenger of Allah [SAW] was twelve years old, he went with his uncle Abu Talib on a business journey to Syria. When they reached Busra (which was a part of Syria, in the vicinity of Howran under the Roman domain) they met a monk called Bahira (his real name was Georges), who showed great kindness, and entertained them lavishly.
This is an ancient Roman Road Thousands of years Old
He had never been in the habit of receiving or entertaining them before. He readily enough recognized the Prophet [pbuh] and said while taking his hand: "This is the master of all humans. Allah will send him with a Message which will be a mercy to all beings." Abu Talib asked: "How do you know that?" He replied: "When you appeared from the direction of ‘Aqabah, all stones and trees prostrated themselves, which they never do except for a Prophet. I can recognize him also by the seal of Prophethood which is below his shoulder, like an apple. We have got to learn this from our books." He also asked Abu Talib to send the boy back to Makkah and not to take him to Syria for fear of the Jews. Abu Talib obeyed and sent him back to Makkah with some of his men servants.
This is the Monastry of Bahira the Monk. In Syria. It was Bahira who noticed how special the Prophet would be.
Inside the Monastry, it is still standing today despite being 1000s of years old
Of course we know that before the Prophet had the Nubuwa (Prophethood) there still existed a few Christians who followed the Correct monotheistic path and who did not associate partners with Allah. They were "Muslims".
had the Nubuwa (Prophethood) there still existed a few Christians who followed the Correct monotheistic path and who did not associate partners with Allah. They were "Muslims".This was the message of Islam. Islam is not a new religion, but a message God sent down to mankind through all his messengers from Adam through to Abraham, Jesus and the last and final messenger of Allah Muhammad . However with the Prophethood of Muhammad , and the relevation of the Qur'aan, the message of Christianity is over, and Muhammad and belief in Islam is the key to true faith in God and ultimately to paradise.
. However with the Prophethood of Muhammad , and the relevation of the Qur'aan, the message of Christianity is over, and Muhammad and belief in Islam is the key to true faith in God and ultimately to paradise.This was whom Bahira and other Christians who were sincere in their faith were Expecting. The Final Messenger of Allah, Muhammad may peace and blessings be upon him and his family.
Wasalamu Alaykum,
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