Name: Ahmad, Mahmoud,
Taha, Yasin, Mostafa, Mohammad
Title: Shafi’ Al-Mozanebin, Khatam Al-Nabiyan, Rahmat Lelalemin, Habeeb
Allah
Epithet: Abu Al-Gassem, Abu Ibraheem
Father’s Name: Abdullah Ibn Abd Al-Muttalib(Pbuh)
Mother’s Name: Aminah Bint Wahab (Pbuh)
Foster Mothers: Nobiyeh, and Halimeh S'diyeh
Birth Date: Friday, 17th of Rabea Al Awwal, “The Elephant
Year”
Birth Place: Holy Mecca
His Age: 62 years, 11 months, 11 days
Years of Prophethood: 22 years, 7 months, 1 day
His Burial Place: Holy Al-Medina
His Sons: Tayeb, Taher, Qassem, Ibraheem
His Daughters: Zaynab, Ruqayah, Ummkalthoum, Fatimah Zahra(Pbuh)
His Companions: 407
His Famous Companions: Salman, Abouzar, Maqdad
His Wars: 76
His Perpetual Miracle: Holy Quran
Special Pilgrimage Day: Saturday
Hazrat-e
Mohammad(Pbuh) is the last Prophet of God who brought a book and a set
of laws and Moslems believe in his religion, Islam. Hazrat-e
Mohammad(Pbuh) was born among Bani Hashim family of Quraysh which was
known as the dearest Arab family, 53 years before Hegira, in Mecca. His
father’s name was Abdullah and his mother’s Aminah. He lost his father
and mother in early childhood and his grandfather Abd Al-Muttalib took
complete charge of him. Two years after the death of his mother, the
orphan was bereaved once again, this time of his grandfather. When he
was dying, Abd Al-Muttlib ceded guardianship of his grandson to his son
Abu Taleb. Mohammad’s uncle, Abu Taleb, offered the same warm affection
and kindness to his nephew Mohammad and protected him from his enemies
of Quraysh. His wife, Fatimah Bint Assad, tried to be as kind as a boy’s
mother to him.
His uncle took him sometimes with him on his travels and on one occasion
when Mohammad was about twelve, they went along with a trade caravan as
far as Syria.
Mohammad had passed his twentieth year, and as time went on he received
more and more invitations to join travels abroad. Finally the day came
when he was asked to take charge of the goods of a merchant who was
unable to travel. One of the richest merchants of Mecca was a woman. Her
name was Khadeejah, the daughter of Khuwaylid. Now Mohammad had became
known throughout Mecca as Al-Ameen, meaning, the reliable, the
trustworthy, or the honest. This issue was initially because of the
reports of those who had entrusted their merchandise to him on various
occasions.
Khadeejah had also heard much good of Mohammad from her family sources.
One day she asked him to take some of her merchandise to Syria. Mohammad
accepted and set off with Khadeejah’s goods for the north.
Mohammad’s talent made that travel a very successful one. The lady
proposed to marry the 25-year-old Mohammad.
She bore him 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. Their eldest child was
a son named Qassem, but the boy died before his second birthday. The
next child was a daughter whom they named Zaynab, and she was followed
by three other daughters, Ruqayah, Ummkalthoum, and the Holy Lady
Fatimah(Pbuh).
Mohammad(Pbuh) used to go for spiritual retreats to a secluded cave on
top of Mount Hira', not far from the outskirts of Mecca. He took with
him provisions. There he prayed for a certain number of nights to God.
He was ordained to Prophecy when he was 40 years old and there, the
first Quranic Sura was descended to him. The religion was now
established on the basis of the ritual purification and prayer.
Prophet’s faithful wife Khadeejah and his cousin Ali Ibn Abe Taleb at
the age of only ten, were both the first to embrace Islam.
Prophet (Pbuh) was faced with a painful reaction from people, so he
decided to call his relatives to Islam, in secret. But there was no end
to this invitation. Thus the Prophet revealed his invitation, an issue
which caused so many hard and painful tortures by Mecca citizens to the
Prophet and new converts. Some groups of the Moslems left their homeland
and immigrated to Ethiopia. Prophet(Pbuh) took refugee in Abu Taleb
She'b (Abu Taleb Mountain-pass) in a very hard situation. No one did
business and associate with them and they were not able to come out of
there. Mecca idolaters used all kinds of pressure, tortures, offenses
and mockery on him. Sometimes they tried to dissuade him, by promising
wealth, and leadership but none of them were able to influence his
endeavor and decision.
His dear uncle, Abu Taleb, and his faithful wife passed away around 10
years of his ordainment.
There was no other shelter for him. So he took a secret decision to
immigrate to Yasreb (ancient name of Medina). Hazrat-e Ali (Pbuh) slept
on Prophet’s bed, and Prophet passed through enemies lines by God’s
support and abided in a cave near Mecca. He went towards Yasreb after
three days.
Yasreb people, who had believed in his teachings before, accepted him
warmly and served him with their life and properties.
The Hazrat established a small Islamic society in Yasreb City. He struck
some treaties with the Jews and powerful Arab tribes. There he
disseminated the teachings. So, Yasreb was famed as Medina Al-Rasoul
City.
Islam was developed daily and the Moslems who were under pressure of
Quraysh’s oppression, left their homeland and immigrated to Medina in
order to help the Prophet. They were called Emigrants as Prophet’s
Yasrebian companions were famed as Ansar (Helpers).
Islam was developing so encompassingly but Quraysh and the Jewish tribes
of Hijaz didn’t lift their sanctions. They caused new disasters for
Moslems by the help of the hypocrite elements who were among Moslems.
Finally, there took place so many wars, among Islam, Arab and Jews.
Prophet (Pbuh) attended all the big wars like Badr, Ohod, Khandaq and
Kheybar, personally. Imam Ali (Pbuh) was the main reason of all the
victories.
Islam expanded throughout the Saudi Arabia Peninsula, thanks to the
Prophet’s activity and Emigrants’ and Ansar’s self-sacrifices.
Invitational letters were written to the kings of the other countries
like Iran, Rome, Egypt and Ethiopia.
The Prophet lived among the poor. Never did he spend his time uselessly
but he divided his life into 3 parts: One part belonged to God and
prayer, the other part to himself, his family and the household. The
third part belonged to people; Prophet (Pbuh) diffused and taught
Islamic knowledge, governed Islamic society’s affairs, removed the
Moslem’s needs and improved internal and external relations.
That Hazrat was poisoned by a Jewish woman and died after some days.
His last advice was about slaves and women.