Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 43
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa sacrifice ten camels in place of ‘Abdullah. In fact, the whole Quraish insisted that 'Abdullāh be spared. At first 'Abdul Muttalib refused. But when the pressure of the whole family and the whole tribe mounted, he agreed to cast a lot between 'Abdullāh and ten camels. Again the name of ‘Abdullah came out. On the suggestion of the people, the number of the camels was increased to twenty, again, the same result. Repeatedly, the number was increased to thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty and ninety. But the result was always the same. At last the lot was cast between 100 camels and 'Abdullāh. Now the lot came out for the camels. The family was jubilant, but ‘Abdul Muttalib was not satisfied. He said: "Ten times the name of ‘Abdullah has come out. It is not fair to ignore those lots just for one lot. " Three times more, he repeated the lot between 'Abdullāh and 100 camels, and every time the lot came out for the camels. Then 'Abdul Muttalib sacrificed 100 camels and the life of ‘Abdullāh was saved. (Ibn Sa'd's Al-Tabaqat Al-Kabir, Vol. 1, p. 93) 'Abdullah married a very honorable Quraish woman, Ḥaḍrat. Aminah bint Wahb bin 'Abd Manāf bin Zuhra bin Qusayy. Her mother's name was Barah bint ‘Abdul ‘Uzza. ‘Abdullāh was twenty-five years old when he married Hadrat Aminah who was about twenty years old. After marriage they lived in the Zaqaqul Muwallad ward of Mecca. 'Abdullāh along with his father used to do business by making trade trips to neighboring areas. Shortly after his marriage, his father asked him to accompany him on a business trip to Syria to which he agreed. So before leaving for the trip he said farewell to his wife and this was the last time. Hadrat Āminah saw her husband. On the way back from Syria, ‘Abdullāh became ill. His maternal grandfather's family was living in Yathrib, so he stayed with them for a month for treatment. However, he died there a few months before Muḥammad, the Holy Prophet of Islam" was born. The. Holy Prophet was born in the Suqul Lail ward of Mecca. sa. Sa sa (Childhood of Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa, Urdu, Amatul Bari Nașir, p. 8,. Lajna Imāillah, Karachi, Pakistan) 43