Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 68
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 68 shedding blood. It was said about them, “So artful were they in killing and ravaging, They were like the fearless beasts of the jungle. ” However, the Quraish had an advantage in conducting business because they were the custodians of the Ka‘bah. Due to this fact the Quraish held a special place of respect among the Arabs and as a result of this reverence, the trading parties of the Quraish crossed deserts, travelled through jungles, traversed valleys and wilderness, but none dared to harm them. They would travel in peace, laden with trading goods, to distant lands and bring back goods to Makkah. In that tumultuous age of fighting, assault and plunder, this peace was indeed a great benefit. Ab u Ta lib was also a respected member of the Quraish tribe and often used to travel with his convoy for business with Syria. After ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib’s demise Ab u Ta lib was scheduled to go on a trading expedition to Syria, leaving behind his nephew who was only ten years old. Ab u Ta lib loved his nephew intensely and never wanted