Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 32
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa as as the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Northern Arabs. Here, Hadrat Ibrāhīm under Divine Commandment built the Ka'bah, the first house for the worship of Allāh with the help of Hadrat Ismail". With the passage of time the residents of Mecca forgot the teachings of Ḥadrat Ibrāhīm” and Ḥaḍrat. Ismail and adopted idol-worshipping to such an extent that at the time of the birth of the Holy Prophet" there were 360 idols in the Ka'bah, one idol for each day of the year. 8. 8 sa. Despite the fact that Yemen was the most advanced and most civilized part of the Arabian Peninsula due to its water resources and fertile land, it did not achieve the reputation achieved by Mecca. This was because Yemen never had a single center of pilgrimage as did Mecca in its. Ka'bah. The Ka'bah was the pilgrimage center right from the beginning of the Arab history. Arabs sought to travel to it and its holy months were the source of joy and celebration for them. sa sa. The Holy Prophet was born on April 20, 571 AD (9 or 12 Rabi'ul. Awwal, 52 BH) in Mecca. Mecca, where the Holy Prophet was born and lived part of his life is at present in Saudi Arabia which is part of Arabian peninsula. Arabia is still mostly desert with mountains found throughout the country. However, part of the country has rich soil and is green. . Besides oil, there are silver and gold mines in abundance in the country. Its climate is hot and dry. There is little rainfall during the year. In summer it is very hot during the day time but the nights are quite cold. During winter it is a bit cold. Its main agricultural product is the date-palm of several different kinds. Date-palm used to be the major part of the diet of the. Arabs. Where water is available there are date-palm gardens. During the rainy season there is a lot of rainfall in Ta'if. Therefore, Ta'if is famous for its gardens. Furthermore, due to the availability of plenty of agricultural land and grassy land Ța'if was used for raising animal herds and for growing agriculture products. The people of Arabia belonged to different tribes and each tribe had its own area assigned to them for grazing of their animals. 32. According to the traditions, at the time of the birth of the Holy