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In the name of Allah the Most Merciful the Most Compassionate

Prophet’s life 1

Prayer and peace is upon the last of Allah’s prophets and messengers, Mohamed son of Abd Allah son of Abd Al-Motaleb son of Hashem.  The man Allah the Highest honoured with His message and honoured and blessed the Muslim Nation by being his followers, who believe and follow his message and Allah willing will qualify for his intercession on the Day of Judgement.

I am starting the narration of the biography of Mohamed prayer and peace upon him from before the birth of his father Abd Allah Ibn (son of) Abd El-Motaleb.  I hope that in the course of my narration the reader will get an idea and feel for his family background as well as the different aspects of the life at the Arabian Peninsula at the time.

Makah:

There was no life or civilization at the site of Makah, although this is the site Allah the Highest allocated for the Sacred Mosque (Kabba).  It was said that the Kabba was built by Angels, and it was said that it was built by Adam peace upon him.  However, the most reliable account is the one we have in the Quran telling us that the Kabba was built by Ibrahim and Ismail.

Allah the Highest commanded His prophet and messenger Ibrahim to take his new wife Hajar and their baby son Ismail to the site of the Sacred Mosque and leave them there, where there was not water or plants.  Ibrahim did what he was commanded, and prayed to Allah the Highest for them saying: “OUR LORD, I LEFT OF MY OFFSPRING IN A VALLEY WITH NO PLANTS BY YOUR SACRED HOUSE, OUR LORD SO THAT THEY MAY BE STEADFAST IN SALAH; LET PEOPLE’S HEARTS BE DRAWN TO THEM AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE PRODUCE SO THAT THEY MAY GIVE THANKS”.  (S: 14 A: 34)

When water ran out, Hajar kept running between two small hells called Safa and Marwa to look out for a passing caravan or traveler to help her and her suckling baby Ismail with water or food.  Allah the Highest sent Gabriel peace upon him who scratched the surface of the earth, then the water of Zamzam gushed out; and it is still gushing with force up till this day.

Now Hajar and her baby Ismail had the most important element for life, water, and in abundance.   People settle where there is water, therefore people began to come and want to settle around Zamzam, and life began and the town of Makah gradually formed.

Ibrahim peace upon him used to visit his wife Hajar and his son Ismail in Makah and spend time with them.  When Ismail grow up and was about to walk around with his father every where, Allah the Highest subjected Ibrahim and Ismail to a very hard test of obedience.  He showed Ibrahim a vision that he is slaughtering his son Ismail, and the vision of the prophet is a true revelation from Allah the Highest.  “WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO WALK AROUND WITH HIM HE SAID: “MY SON, IS SAW IN A VISION THAT I AM SLAUGHTERING YOU, TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?  HE SAID: “O FATHER, DO AS YOU ARE COMMANDED, ALLAH WILLING YOU WILL FIND ME PATIENT”.  (S: 37 A: 102)

After this test to Ibrahim and Ismail, Allah the Highest commanded Ibrahim to build the Kabba with his son Ismail, and again they obeyed the command without hesitation.  “AND AS IBRAHIM RAISES THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE HOUSE AS WELL AS ISMAIL, OUR LORD ACCEPT FROM US, FOR YOU ARE HEAR AND KNOW EVERY THING”.  (S: 2 A: 127)

It was a hard task to build such a big building of stone in the desert, particularly as the Kabba was even larger then than it is now, and it does not seem that they got much help.

Then Allah the Highest gave the command to Ibrahim peace upon him to call upon people to come for Hajj.  One might say: and how could he reach every one?  Ibrahim peace upon him duty was to call, and Allah the Highest delivered the message to people’s ears and hearts.

Since then, Hajj started to Makah from every where.  People travelled to Makah walking or carried by camels, horses, donkeys, etc.  Nowadays they travel by Airplanes, ships, coaches and cars.  The Arabs went on glorifying the Kabba, and the rites of Hajj we follow now are the same we practice today.  Most of the Arabs went on worshipping Allah the Highest on the Religion of Ibrahim peace upon him.

Makah became the most important and most respected town in Arabia, and Zamzam water people there and those who go on Hajj.  Makah enjoyed more prosperity and security more than any one else because of the presence of the Kabba.  This was the answer of the Dawaa of Ibrahim for his wife Hajar and son Ismail to provide them with food and water and people to live around them in the desert where he was told to leave them.

Dr. Ahmed Saafan