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The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.) and the Caravan of
the Quraysh*
Muhammad (S.A.) was a child
of eight when his
grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, passed
away.At the time of
his death, Abdul-Muttalib instructed
his son, Abu Talib, to
take good care of Muhammad (S.A.) and to protect him,
"Muhammad (S.A.) is an orphan
who has been denied the
blessings of a mother and a father",
he said "I entrust him to
you for you to protect him and
guard him well.He has a
brilliant future and will obtain
a great, position."Abu Talib accepted his father's
instructions and took
charge of Muhammad (S.A.) as
directed, and cared for him
like a loving father.Muhammad (S.A.) was about twelve
years old when he
accompanied his uncle, Abu Talib,
on a journey to the city of
Damascus with a trading caravan
of the Quraysh.For a child
of twelve like Muhammad (S.A.) this journey was tough and
difficult, but looking at the wonders
and beauties of nature,
the mountains and plains, reduced
for him the weariness and
hardship.For Muhammad (S.A.) seeing the great wide
deserts, the highlands and the
lowlands, the towns and the
villages, was very enjoyable.The caravan arrived near the town
of "Basra".At that place there was a house
of worship that had been
built from ancient times, in which
there was always one of the
wise men of the Christians engaged
in worship, waiting to see
the Last Prophet of God.The Prophet
Isa and the previous
prophets had told about the coming
of "the Last Prophet of
God" and about his special signs.That house of worship was called
"Dayr" and at that
time "Buhayra" was living there
engaged in worship
As the caravan came into view from
a far ,Buhayra came
out of Day! and witnessed things
that
amazed him.The
caravan halted near Dayr for a
rest and the men lit fires and
became busy preparing their meal.Buhayra watched the
people of the caravan very carefully,
and, again, amazing
things caught his attention.Despite
the fact that he never
paid attention to caravans, this
time he invited the people of
the caravan to be his guests.As they entered Dayr, he welcomed
them and looked at
the faces of his guests very carefully,
as if looking for someone
lost.Suddenly he cried, "Dear
child! Come closer so I can see
you...Hm,...It seems it is him...Come
closer!"
The young lad had caught his attention.He held him,
bent down, put his hands on his
shoulders, and for a while
looked at his face from close up.He asked what his name was.He
was told
"Muhammad".For a while he stood silently gazing
at Muhammad
(S.A.) then he sat down in
front of him with great respect.He
held his hands and asked him questions.He was very
inquisitive and thorough; he spoke
to Abu Talib and he asked
the others questions too.He had found his "lost one", and
he looked very happy.He looked at Abu Talib and said,
"This child has a
brilliant future and will attain
a great position."This child is the very Prophet
of whose coming the
previous Prophets have given glad
tidings."I have read his signs in the scriptures.He is the Last of
God's Prophets.Soon he will receive
his Prophetic mission
and his religion will spread throughout
the world.Know the
worth of this child and make every
effort to guard and protect
him."After resting, the caravan loaded
up and departed.Buhayra had come out of Dayr and
was watching
Muhammad (S.A.) and shedding
tears.After an hour, the
caravan could no longer be seen,
and Buhayra returned to his
room, sat down alone, and buried
himself in thought.
