Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 44
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa sa. The Holy Prophet's mother, Hadrat Āminah had seen a vision before his birth. In this vision, an angel proposed to her the name. Muhammad for her child, which literally means, the most praised one. As. Hadrat Aminah was pregnant with him she saw a light come forth from her by which she could see the castles of Buṣrä in Syria. The Holy Prophet brought light from the heaven and himself was the light. . SA Ꭶ. . sa (The Life of Muḥammad, Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sırat Rasulullah, A. Guilmore, p. 69, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, Printed in Pakistan, 2004). He was a beautiful child with a bright broad face. His forehead and nose were elevated, eyes were black and bright with long eyebrows. He had a large head covered with black hair. His beauty was a reflection of the beauty of God Almighty. The Holy Prophet" used to say: اَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ تُفْرِى awwalu mā khalaqallahu nūrī. The first thing God Almighty created was my light. (Al-Qastalani in Al-Mawahib Al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 1, pp, 5, 9, 10; Zurqānī, Sharḥ. Mawahib al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 1, p. 33). His mother had seen a vision that the child was holding the keys to success, God's help and triumph. . In those days, it was a custom that the newborn children were sent to the tribes living in the Arabian desert to cultivate them, so that the open fresh air would make them healthy and strong, and also so that they would learn good Arabic language and oratory. Furthermore, they may learn the traits of hardwork and bravery from the Bedouin tribes. The tribes' women used to receive renumeration for taking care of the children. The year the. Holy Prophet was born, ten women came to Mecca to take children with them for nursing. Often, these women looked for children from rich 44 sa