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The Birth of the Prophet
By Abdulhameed Joudah Al-Sahhar
Some men of the city of Makka went on a trip to Syria. On the way they met a monk. Four of these Makkis decided to stop for a while to talk with the monk.
In those days monks lived in places where there were very few people so that they could have quite to worship Allah. They also were people who read books and knew many stories. Only a few Makkis knew about reading. All they knew about was trade and enjoying themselves. They knew they would hear interesting and entertaining stories from the monk.
After talking for a while the monk asked the men, “ where are you from ?”
They answered, “ we are from Makka.”,
The monk then told them, “ Allah will send a prophet to Makka soon.”
The four men continued on their journey thinking about the things the monk had said. Each of them wished that the new prophet would be his own son.
Abdulmuttalib was asleep in Kaaba. He had a strange dream. He saw a tree growing until it reached the sky. The tree had branches that spread to the East and the West. It appeared that a very bright light was shining on the tree. Abdulmutalib saw the Arabs and the non-Arabs bow to the tree. The tree continued growing larger, higher, and brighter. Then he saw some people from Quraysh holding to the branches of the tree, while other Qurayshis tried to chop down the tree. A very handsome youth stopped them from chopping down the tree. Abdulmuttalib saw himself put his hand out to grab the tree, but he could not reach it. He woke up from his sleep frightened.
Abdulmuttalib sat thinking of the dream and what it meant, but he could not find an explanation for it. The next morning he went to the priestess of the Quraysh to ask her to explain the dream. The Arabs always asked the priest or priestess for the explanation of dreams.
When the priestess saw Abdulmuttalib, she saw sign of worry on his face, so she asked, “why do you look so worried:”
Abdulmuttalib answered, “ I had a dream that frightened me.” Then he told her all about the dream.
When he finished, she said, “if your dream ever comes true, then one of your sons will control the East and the West. All the people will follow him.”
Abdulmuttalib was pleased with what the priestess had told him. Later when he met his son Abu Talib he told him about the dream and what priestess had said. Then he said to his son, Abu Talib, “ I hope you are the one the priestess meant in her explanation.”
But the intended one was not Abu Talib. The one the priestess mean was the yet unborn grandson of Abdulmuttalib. Abdulmuttalib had grandson named Abdullah who was married to Amina, daughter of Wahb. Amina was expecting a baby. Before the baby was born, Abdullah had gone on a trading trip. He became ill on the trip and had died. Abdullah never saw his son.
During her pregnancy, Amina felt no pain or discomfort. She had always heard women complaining about the hardships of pregnancy, but she felt very well. During these months Amina had many dreams. One night in a dream she saw a light coming out of her. The light was shining on castles of Syria.
Another night she heard a voice in her dream. The voice said, “Amina, you are carrying the greatest man in the world. When you give birth, give him the name, Muhammad and tell no one about this dream.”
Amina woke up and looked around but there was no one in the room. She tried to go to sleep again but she was still thinking about what she had heard in the dream.
It was time for Amina’s baby to be born. She gave birth to a beautiful, clean baby boy. Since the boy’s father had died months earlier, Amina sent the news to her son’s grandfather, Abdulmuttalib.
Abdulmuttalib was sitting in the Kaaba when the news came. He was delighted. He went to Amina and carried the boy happily to the Kaaba. When he brought the baby back to her, he said, “ I have named him Quthm.”
Abdulmuttalib had a boy named Quthm but he had died when he was nine years old. That made Abdulmuttalib very sad. So when Amina gave birth to a boy, Abdulmuttalib wanted to name him after the dead boy.
Amina had to tell him, “ I was ordered in a dream to call him Muhammad.” Abdulmuttalib picked up the baby, kissed him and said, “ I hope that my grandson, Muhammad, will be a great man.”
On the seventh day after Mohammed’s birth, Abdulmuttalib ordered animals to be slaughtered and asked the people of Makka to come to a feast. After everyone had eaten, Abdulmuttalib brought out his grandson, Muhammad, to show the people. Everyone said that he was such a beautiful baby. The people also felt sad for the baby because he was an orphan. His father had died before seeing him.
One of the men asked Abdulmuttalib, “ What did you name him?” Abdulmuttalib answered , “ I have named Muhammad.”
Another man asked in surprise, “why did you name him Muhammad? No one in your family or people was ever named Muhammad.”
Abdulmuttalib did not want to reveal that Amina was asked in a dream to name him Muhammad, so he said, “ I wanted Allah to praise him in Heaven and I wanted people to praise him on Earth.”
When the visitors left, not one of them realized that this orphan baby was the one chosen to lead them from darkness to light. They did not know he was the answer to Ibrahim’s prayer the day Ibrahim was ordered to build the Kaaba:
“Our Lord, send unto them a messenger from among themselves to show them your signs, to teach them the Qur’an and wisdom, and to purify them. You are All-Mighty and All-Wise.” (The Qur’an Al-Baqara 128)
By Abdulhameed Joudah Al-Sahhar
Some men of the city of Makka went on a trip to Syria. On the way they met a monk. Four of these Makkis decided to stop for a while to talk with the monk.
In those days monks lived in places where there were very few people so that they could have quite to worship Allah. They also were people who read books and knew many stories. Only a few Makkis knew about reading. All they knew about was trade and enjoying themselves. They knew they would hear interesting and entertaining stories from the monk.
After talking for a while the monk asked the men, “ where are you from ?”
They answered, “ we are from Makka.”,
The monk then told them, “ Allah will send a prophet to Makka soon.”
The four men continued on their journey thinking about the things the monk had said. Each of them wished that the new prophet would be his own son.
Abdulmuttalib was asleep in Kaaba. He had a strange dream. He saw a tree growing until it reached the sky. The tree had branches that spread to the East and the West. It appeared that a very bright light was shining on the tree. Abdulmutalib saw the Arabs and the non-Arabs bow to the tree. The tree continued growing larger, higher, and brighter. Then he saw some people from Quraysh holding to the branches of the tree, while other Qurayshis tried to chop down the tree. A very handsome youth stopped them from chopping down the tree. Abdulmuttalib saw himself put his hand out to grab the tree, but he could not reach it. He woke up from his sleep frightened.
Abdulmuttalib sat thinking of the dream and what it meant, but he could not find an explanation for it. The next morning he went to the priestess of the Quraysh to ask her to explain the dream. The Arabs always asked the priest or priestess for the explanation of dreams.
When the priestess saw Abdulmuttalib, she saw sign of worry on his face, so she asked, “why do you look so worried:”
Abdulmuttalib answered, “ I had a dream that frightened me.” Then he told her all about the dream.
When he finished, she said, “if your dream ever comes true, then one of your sons will control the East and the West. All the people will follow him.”
Abdulmuttalib was pleased with what the priestess had told him. Later when he met his son Abu Talib he told him about the dream and what priestess had said. Then he said to his son, Abu Talib, “ I hope you are the one the priestess meant in her explanation.”
But the intended one was not Abu Talib. The one the priestess mean was the yet unborn grandson of Abdulmuttalib. Abdulmuttalib had grandson named Abdullah who was married to Amina, daughter of Wahb. Amina was expecting a baby. Before the baby was born, Abdullah had gone on a trading trip. He became ill on the trip and had died. Abdullah never saw his son.
During her pregnancy, Amina felt no pain or discomfort. She had always heard women complaining about the hardships of pregnancy, but she felt very well. During these months Amina had many dreams. One night in a dream she saw a light coming out of her. The light was shining on castles of Syria.
Another night she heard a voice in her dream. The voice said, “Amina, you are carrying the greatest man in the world. When you give birth, give him the name, Muhammad and tell no one about this dream.”
Amina woke up and looked around but there was no one in the room. She tried to go to sleep again but she was still thinking about what she had heard in the dream.
It was time for Amina’s baby to be born. She gave birth to a beautiful, clean baby boy. Since the boy’s father had died months earlier, Amina sent the news to her son’s grandfather, Abdulmuttalib.
Abdulmuttalib was sitting in the Kaaba when the news came. He was delighted. He went to Amina and carried the boy happily to the Kaaba. When he brought the baby back to her, he said, “ I have named him Quthm.”
Abdulmuttalib had a boy named Quthm but he had died when he was nine years old. That made Abdulmuttalib very sad. So when Amina gave birth to a boy, Abdulmuttalib wanted to name him after the dead boy.
Amina had to tell him, “ I was ordered in a dream to call him Muhammad.” Abdulmuttalib picked up the baby, kissed him and said, “ I hope that my grandson, Muhammad, will be a great man.”
On the seventh day after Mohammed’s birth, Abdulmuttalib ordered animals to be slaughtered and asked the people of Makka to come to a feast. After everyone had eaten, Abdulmuttalib brought out his grandson, Muhammad, to show the people. Everyone said that he was such a beautiful baby. The people also felt sad for the baby because he was an orphan. His father had died before seeing him.
One of the men asked Abdulmuttalib, “ What did you name him?” Abdulmuttalib answered , “ I have named Muhammad.”
Another man asked in surprise, “why did you name him Muhammad? No one in your family or people was ever named Muhammad.”
Abdulmuttalib did not want to reveal that Amina was asked in a dream to name him Muhammad, so he said, “ I wanted Allah to praise him in Heaven and I wanted people to praise him on Earth.”
When the visitors left, not one of them realized that this orphan baby was the one chosen to lead them from darkness to light. They did not know he was the answer to Ibrahim’s prayer the day Ibrahim was ordered to build the Kaaba:
“Our Lord, send unto them a messenger from among themselves to show them your signs, to teach them the Qur’an and wisdom, and to purify them. You are All-Mighty and All-Wise.” (The Qur’an Al-Baqara 128)
