Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 187
Glossary ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib- Chief of the Quraish, custodian of the Ka‘bah and grandfather of the Holy Prophet sa. ‘Abdull a h - Father of the Holy Prophet sa. Abrahah - Christian governor of Yemen who tried to destroy the Ka‘bah. Ab u Bakr- Best friend of the Holy Prophet sa and the first Caliph of Islam. Ab u Lahab- The uncle of the Holy Prophet sa and his bitter enemy and persecutor. Ab u Ta lib- Beloved uncle of the Holy Prophet sa who raised him after the death of his grandfather. Abyssinia- Region across the Red Sea from Arabia.