Hazrat Sayyedah Khadijah — Page 10
10 this boy seemed to be the person whom God would choose to play a great part in the world. It should be noted that the town Bosraa was situated on the road to Damascus in southern Syria and was about eighty miles south of Damascus. It was a beautiful town with many Roman buildings and was a meeting place of five caravan routes. The town Bosraa should not be confused with the famous city of Basrah, which is situated in Iraq. Muhammad saw grew up into a handsome man with very good manners and extraordinary qualities of honesty and piety. People called him, Al-Ameen meaning the ‘trustworthy’, and Al-Saadiq meaning the ‘truthful’. Whoever came in contact with him was deeply impressed by his personality and intelligence. He was gen- tle and obedient to his elders, affectionate to his companions and full of compassion for those who stood in need of help. He helped his aunt with the household tasks and outside he assisted his uncle by carrying out any job that was assigned to him. Khadijah ra had heard of the honesty, piety, trustworthiness and high moral character of Muhammad saw. She was greatly impressed by his integrity. She therefore approached Muhammad’s saw uncle Abu Taalib with the suggestion that he should let his nephew lead a trading caravan of hers to Syria. Abu Taalib mentioned this to Muhammad saw , to which he agreed. Khadijah ra offered to pay him double the amount she paid to others. When the caravan started its journey, Khadijah ra sent her trusted servant Maisarah along with the caravan. The caravan took the usual route to Syria, which Muhammad saw had undertaken with his uncle thirteen years before. Muhammad saw conducted the business in such a manner and