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.
