the last prophet of allah,
prophet muhammad (a.s)
the name of the father of prophet muhammad (a.s) was abdullah and his mother
aminah. he was born in the year of elephant, 17th of rabi'ul awwal in makkah.
after the death of his mother, abdul muttalib, his grandfather looked after
him with a great deal love and respect.
abdul muttalib knew, from the christian and jewish sources that a great prophet
will emerge from makkah.
abdul muttalib was a very respected man among the arabs and about prophet
muhammad he would say, "i observe great many signs of greatness in this boy.
i believe that one day he will become your great leader and save you from
a great deal injustice, humiliation and backwardness.
abdul muttalib was very careful about the protection and safety of prophet
muhammad.
prophet muhammad, from his childhood was very intelligent and very well
disciplined. his uncle abu talib says, "muhammad would start eating with
the name of allah and would finish with thanks to allah. i never heard any
lies from him and never saw him commiting sin. he would never laugh very
loud, he would only smile. he was very kind to children and never used bad
words in front of any one".
questions
(1) in what year, month, and day was the holy prophet born?(2) what were the names of his parents?
(3) what was abdul muttalib's relation to the prophet and what did he say
about him?
(4) what did abdul muttalib learn from christian and jewish sources?
(5) what has abu talib said about him and how was his behavior in childhood?