AMIN
EVEN in his youth Muhammad (pbuh) used to look after the herds of
goats and sheep. He never made friends with bad men and preferred
to remain alone. He was very honest, good and truthful and people
respected him for these qualities they gave him the name AMIN and
always trusted him.
Once apportion of the KAABA was washed away by floods. All the clans
joined hands to build it again. A quarrel arose over the setting up
of the sacred Blackstone. Every clan wanted that its chief should
perform that good deed. But only one man could do it and every one
wanted to be that man. At last they decided that the man who would
enter the Kaaba first of all next morning should be asked to arbitrate
and all of them would submit to his decision.
Next day Muhammad (pbuh) was the first man to enter the holy place.
They were all glad, for the right person had come.
Muhammad (pbuh) solved the problem. “Take a big cloth.”
He said, and he offered his own shawl. He lifted the stone, placed
it upon the shawl and called all the chiefs of different clans.
He asked one to hold one corner and another to hold another, in such
a way that every one of them held some part of cloth. Thus they carried
the stone and Muhammad (pbuh) set it at its right place. All were
happy, for every one of them had shared the good deed equally.
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