Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 2
2. Birth and Lineage. . Over 13 centuries ago, on 20th, April 571, A. D. to be exact, a child was born in Mecca, a town of Arabia, situated about forty miles inland from the shores of the Red Sea. A child, one of thousands that are born into the world every day, but for whom the future held and wonderful things in store. many surprising. The name of this child's mother was Aminah, and the names of his father and grandfather were Abdullah and Abdul Muttalib, respectively. . The birth of the child gave rise to conflicting emotions in the hearts of his near ones, emotions both of joy and sorrow. There was joy because there was born to them a child who would continue the line of his forefathers and keep their name alive in the world. There was sorrow, because the child reminded his mother of her loving and most beloved husband and his grandfather of a most obedient son, who had left the world before the birth of his child. His features, his winning smile, the look of wonder in his eyes with which he beheld this strange world into