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".
(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?