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The Prophet Muhammad was born
in 570 CE., in the land of Arabia.
Much of Arabia is desert - vast,
silent, barren regions where the
stars loom large at night and where
people depend for their survival
upon shade, water and each other’s
goodwill.
There were three major towns in
Arabia in those days - Yathrib, a
large oasis now called Madinah;
Taif, a cool refuge in the mountains
famous for its grapes; and Makkah
which, by contrast, lay in a barren
valley.
Makkah was important because it
was at the junction of many trading
routes. It was even more important
as the home of the Ka’bah, where
people came from far and wide to
worship Allah.
The original Ka’bah was built by the
Read the following story.
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Qur’an
Allah has declared:
“Indeed,
Allah
showed kindness to
the believers when
He raised for them a
prophet from among
themselves.”
Hadith
Our beloved Prophet
Muhammad said:
“Surely Allah purified
Kinanah from the
children of Ismail [a],
purified the Quraysh
from among Kinanah,
purified the Banu
Hashim from among
the Quraysh and
purified me from
among the Banu
Hashim.”
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my faith
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ISLAM
L E S S O N 1
Birth
T H E B I R T H
O F T H E
P R O P H E T
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