Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 90
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 90 merchandise being sold, and will send a slave of mine with you to serve you during your travels. ” Our young trader accepted these terms and, accompanied by a slave named Maisarah, departed for Syria with the merchandise. When Muhammad sa reached Ba s r a , which is a city to the North of Arabia and South of Syria, all the goods were quickly sold there and at a great profit too! Since he did not have to travel any further, he returned and gave Khad i jah ra a detailed account of every cent. Then taking what was due to him, he returned home. Khad i jah ra inquired of her servant, Maisarah, “Tell me how were your travels and how did this young man of Ban u H a shim treat you?” Maisarah replied, “My mistress! He turned out to be a unique human being. I have never before witnessed such a well- spoken, virtuous, honest and reliable young man. His treatment of me was like that of a brother. Instead of my serving him, he would be doing tasks for me! He is not a human being, but a complete angel!”