Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 33
11 BRoken stRAW, EATEN Up! D uring the year in which our Master sa was born, seventy days prior to his birth, a frightful incident took place in Makkah, which could have resulted in the destruction of the Ka‘bah and caused tremendous bloodshed. However, God saved everyone for the sake of our blessed Master sa. In the south-western part of Arabia is a region called Ye- men, which is situated along the edge of the Red Sea. On the other side of the sea is the country of Habashah, now called Ab- yssinia. During that time, the King of Habashah was a Christian and the region of Yemen was under his control. The Christian governor of Yemen was named Abrahah. When he observed that