A CHILD FROM THE HEAVEN

Birth of the Prophet :   

                                   Our prophet Muhmmad(P.B.U.H) was born in 570 AD  in the house of his uncle Abu Talib . This year was called '' the year of elephant'' . His name was derived from the Arabic verb hamada , meaning '' to praise'' . He was a son of Abdullah bin Al-Muttalib(who died before he was born ) and Amina bint Wahab , overcome with grief at the loss of her husband could not nurse him and entrusted him first to a wet nurse called Thawbiyya ( a maid servant of Abu Lahab) and then to Halima from the tribe of sa'd ibn bakr . Muhammad(p.b.u.h.) grew up in the hills , south of taif which lay to the north east of makka . he returned to his mother after four years. 

                              In 575 AD , when Prophet was 5 years old his mother took him to yasrib ( madinah)  to visit his father's grave there . on the return journey , Amina became ill and died . she was buired in the village of abwa on the makka madina road . Umm Ayman , who accompanied them , returned to makka with him and placed him in the protection of his grandfather , Abdul Muttlalib who was a respected leader of makka . 
                            His grandfather died in 578 AD at the age of 82 . Muhmmad now moved into the care of his uncle Abu Talib and Fatima bint Asad ( the parents of hazarat imam Ali ) . Muhmmad (p.b.u.h.) worked as a shepherd . In his teenage he sometimes travelled with his uncle with the trade carvan . on his first trip to Syria , a monk called Buhayra noticed a cloud shadowing the travellers . he also noticed that when Muhammad (p.b.u.h) sat under a tree , the branches would bow as if in respect . He invited  a travellers for a meal and watched the young Muhammad (p.b.u.h) ; the mark of Prophet hood on his shoulder ......................................................