BIRTH
It was on April 20, 571 A. D. that in the house of Abdullah
was born a son.
Abdullah lived in Mecca, a town in Arabia. Arabia
is very old country and it is well known for its deserts, dates and
camels. the people of Arabia are known as Arabs. in those days Arabs
were not very good people. they lived in clans and often fought with
one another. they also gambled. some of them were very cruel and buried
their daughters alive. they did not blieve in God and worship Idols.
they dull statues with their own hands and place them in the Kaaba,
the house of the Lord, built by the Prophet Abraham. they worship
those Idols by dancing before them and by making offerings. Abdullah
was no doubt one of them, but he did not follow these evil practices.
He belonged to a noble clan known as Banu Hashim.
Abdullah did not lived to see his son. He died a
few months before the birth of his child.
The childs grandfather named him Muhammad (pbuh).
whem the people asked him how that name come to his mind, the proud
old man replied.
"I want that the world should praise my grandson.
he should become so great." the mother loved her lonely son,
who was very healthy and good looking. so healthy was he that the
people who came to see him thought that he was several months old.
Muhammad (pbuh) brought blessings with him. A famine
had spread in Arabia, but soon after the birth of the blessed child
it rained in torrents and the famine was over.
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