I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Mohammad was surprised that his people would drive him out, since he belonged to a noble family and was greatly respected in the city of Makkah. When they related the incident to Waraqa said "This is the same one who God had sent to Moses. Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa, an old man, who during the pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and knew the Gospel and Hebrew. You keep good relations with your kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist those in need." She did so stating as per tradition: "Never! will God disgrace you. She believed in him and thus became the first convert to Islam. When he returned home he related the event to his wife Khadijah who consoled him. Upon receiving the first revelation, he was scared. Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- Taught man that which he knew not. The angel Gabriel commanded Muhammad to recite the following verses:
While on one of these retreats, tradition holds that the angel Gabriel appeared and began communicating with him in the year 610 C.E. He was known to never indulge in the pagan ways of his people who were prone to drinking, promiscuity, gambling and idol worship. Muhammad often retreated to Mount Hira, near Mecca for meditation and solace. Muhammad was young and after consultation, consented to the marriage which by all accounts was a happy one.
She was impressed by what she heard and requested for him to marry her as a forty-year-old widow in 595 C.E. Upon his return she was informed by her confidants that his integrity was impeccable and that he had realized a significant profit for her. That attracted a rich widow Khadijah who ask him to lead her trade caravans. Later he became a trader and gained a reputation for reliability and honesty. He too passed away two years later leading to his uncle Abu Talib taking over his guardianship.Īs a young boy Muhammad was a shepherd. The young orphan boy was brought up by his paternal grandfather Abd al-Muttalib. Muhammad's father, Abdullah, had died almost six months before he was born, and at the age of six, Muhammad lost his mother Amina and was thus orphaned. It was by his clever intervention that he found a way out of the situation and managed to bring peace to the city of Makkah. In his youth, he was called by the nickname "Al-Amin" (Arabic: الامين ), an Arab name meaning "faithful, trustworthy" and was later sought out as an impartial arbitrator when all the tribes of Mecca were about to fight each other. Sources on Muhammad’s life concur that he was born in the Year of the Elephant ca. Muhammad (Arabic: محمد) (also Mohammed, Muhammed, Mohamet, and other variants) was the historical founder of the religion of Islam, considered by Muslims to be the last messenger and prophet of God (Arabic: ألله Allah).
0 kommentar(er)
