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The Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.)
in his Youth
The Holy Prophet Muhammad, (P.B.U.H.)
was born to one of the families
of Meccah. His father
was `Abdullab and his mother was
Aminah.
Muhammad's father died before he
was born. After he
was born his mother entrusted him
to a wet-nurse. The name
of Muhammad's wet-nurse was Halimah.
Halimah took
Muhammad to the hilly country for
him to be brought up in
the clean air.
When Muhammad was four, he wanted
to go out one
pasture their shepherds to the
hill sides, where they used to
pasture their flocks. Halimab combed
his hair, dressed him in
new clothes, and then put a necklace
of green beads around
his neck.
"What's this necklace for?" enquired
Muhammad.
It's to save you from danger on
the mountainside," said
Halimah.
Muhammad took it off his neck and
gave it back to her,
and said:
"There is Someone Who saves me
from all kinds of
danger, while these green beads
can't do anything."
"Who is that?" asked Halimah. "Who
saves you from all
kinds of danger?"
"Allah," said Muhammad, "our Creator."
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