Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 46
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa sa. After raising the Holy Prophet for two years, Halimah brought him to Mecca to return him to his mother. She loved him very much and desired to keep him longer. So, she requested Ḥadrat Aminah to let him stay with her for a little longer. It happened so that in those days there was an epidemic in Mecca. So she had a good excuse to carry the child back with her. She told Hadrat Aminah that the child would get sick in Mecca so he should live with her a little longer. Hadrat Aminah concerned about the health of the child despite her earnest desire to keep the child with her agreed to Ḥalimah's request. Thus Ḥalimah took back the Holy Prophet™ sa sa with her. Halimah had four children. The Holy Prophet" played with them and took care of the herd of goats along with them. He was a very brave child. Once, it so happened that he along with some other children took out the goats for grazing, some dacoits came and rounded up their goats to take with them. Though the Holy Prophet" was only a child he stood with his arms spread in front of the dacoits and told them that he would not let them take the goats. The dacoits were astonished to see him standing like that in their way while usually people were frightened of them and ran away. The chief dacoit became furious and went to the Holy Prophet. Somehow he was impressed and realized he was not an ordinary child who is so bravely standing in their way. He asked the Holy Prophet" what his name was? He said, "Muḥammad. 'Who is your father?' He replied, "Abdul Muttalib. '. The chief of the dacoits understood that only a child belonging to the. Quraish could be that brave. He let the herd go and left along with his comrades. sa sa ↑ ". Another very interesting incident took place during his stay in the desert with Halīmah. One day, when he was about four years old, he and his foster brother, ‘Abdullah were tending goats not far from their house when strangers clad in white clothes appeared. They held in their hands a tray full of ice. They made the Holy Prophet lie down on the ground and dissected his chest. When 'Abdullah saw this he was so scared that he ran away to his parents and told them that someone had killed Muhammad. . Halimah and Harith ran towards the place where Muḥammad was supposed to be. They did not see anyone besides Muhammad who was 46