Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 5
seeking a baby to nurse, but was sent away disappointed as she was poor, and nobody wished to entrust the care of their child to poor people. . Having been rejected at every door she made up her mind to take away this fatherless child, in order to avoid the taunts of her companions. . When Muhammad had passed the period of nursing, Haleema brought him back to his mother, who took him to her parents at Medina. . After a short stay at Medina she was returning with the child to Mecca, when death overtook her and at the age of six, Muhammad (on whom be peace and the blessings of God) was thus deprived of the loving care of his mother. Somebody conveyed him to his grandfather at Mecca, but the latter also died within two years, when. Muhammad was only eight years of age, and his care was henceforth undertaken by his uncle. Abu Talib. He was thus deprived, one after the other, of the tender care of those who loved him best, till he arrived at years of discretion. . The homes in which his childhood was spent were neither wealthy nor cultivated. For in-