The Prophet's Father and Mother
- Updated On Sunday, 27 July 2014
- Written by Allamah Qurashi
- Editor Faisal Shaheen
- Supervisor Sayyed Roohullah Musavi
- Published on Wednesday, 07 May 2014
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His father: Abdullah Abdullah, the Prophet's father, was from the noble masters of the Quraysh and known for his high morals, manners, and conduct. He was chaste and unpolluted with any kind of sin. His father - Abdul Muttalib- married him to Aaminah bint Wahab bin Abd Manaf. Abdullah did not stay with his wife long. He traveled to Sham for trade. During his return, he visited his uncles in Medina for rest, with the intention of pressing on towards Mecca. However, while he was in the company of his uncles, he became ill. In order to avoid delay, his companions left Medina and set out towards Mecca. Upong arriving in Mecca, they told his father about his illness and inability to travel. In his grief, Abdul Muttalib sent his son al-Harith to inquire about Abdullah and bring him to Mecca. When al-Harith arrived in Medina, he found that his brother Abdullah had passed away and had been buried in Median a month after the journey of the caravan towards Mecca. Abdul Muttalib received this tragic news with great sorrow as did the now widowed Aaminah, who had so long, waited patiently for the return of her husband. Although he died while yet in the prime of his youth, Abdullah left after him five camels, a herd of sheep, and a maid, Umm Aymen, who would later becomethe Holy Prophet's nursemaid.1 The mother: Aaminah The noble lady, who was honored with bearing the Holy Prophet (a.s.), was none other than Aamina bint Wahab from bani Zuhrah, one of the most glorious Arab tribes. Aaminah was the best young woman of Quraysh in lineage and position.3 Most of her family lived in Medina. Aaminah was married to Abdullah, who was also regarded as one of the best young men of Quraysh. During a dream, Aaminah received from the unseen, the good news of the birth of the Holy Prophet. While sleeping, Aaminah saw a strange vision and she immediately told her husband about it saying: "I saw as if a ray of light emerged from my being and illuminated the world around me until I saw by it the palaces of Busra in the land of Sham, and I heard a caller saying to me: you have born the master of this nation."2 Her vision was true. She bore the master of all of God's creatures to whom all the world had submitted. Aaminah said about the blessing of her newborn baby: "Since the first day when I bore my son until the moment when I gave birth to him, I did not feel any pain, and even I did not feel his weight. In fact, I did not feel that I had born him until a comer came to me while I was between sleep and wakefulness and said to me: "Did you feel you were pregnant?" As if I said: "I do not know." He said: "You have born the master of this nation and its prophet. Know that!""3 Aaminah traveled with her son, the HolyProphet Muhammad to Medina to make his acquaintance with the (maternal) uncles of his grandfather from the bani an-Najjar. She took with her the maid left by her husband, Umm Aymen. When she arrived in Medina, she showed him the place where his father had died and the place where he had been buried. This news and knowledge affected the Holy Prophet and made him very sad. She stayed there for some days before turning back towards Mecca. During the journey, near al-Abwa',4 she became ill and soon passed away. She was, buried there, to the sorrow of the Holy Prophet.5 Needless to say, the Holy Prophet (a.s.) was terribly distressed by the sudden passing of his kind mother. He suffered much by the losing of both parents in his early years, which would impact his maturing and growth later on in life.
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References: 1 The Life of Muhammad (a.s.), by Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal, p. 106. 2 Hayat ar-Rasool al-Mustafa (the life of the messenger), vol. 1 p. 100. 3 The life of Muhammad, by Abdul Haleem, p. 476. 4 A place between Mecca and Medina. 5 As-Seera an-Nabawiyyah by ibn Hisham, vol. 1 p. 177, As-Seera an- Nabawiyyah by Zayni Dahlan, vol. 1 p. 30.