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When Muhammad was twelve
years old, Abu Talib decided to go
on a business journey to Sham.
Sham, which is now called Syria, is
a country situated north of Arabia.
Abu Talib knew that the journey was
long, and the desert route rough,
with little water, and full of dangers.
But Muhammad yearned to go with
his uncle whom he had grown to
love as a father. Abu Talib hesitated,
but when he saw how the boy hated
to be parted from him, he said, “
By
Allah, I’ll never leave you behind.
”
On the way, approaching Sham, the
caravan of Abu Talib passed by the
monestary of a Christian monk
called Bahira.
For many years Bahira lived and
worshipped in this secluded spot in
the desert. It was not the first time
that the caravans of the Quraysh
had passed by his Monestary. He
Read the following story.
T
L E S S O N 4
Manhood
E A R L Y
C A R E E R &
M A R R I A G E
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Qur’an
Allah has declared:
“Indeed you, (O
Muhammad), are on
an exalted platform of
character.”
Hadith
Our beloved Prophet
Muhammad said:
“The truthful, trust-
worthy trader will be
with the Prophets
and the true, devout
worshippers and the
martyrs in the here-
after,.”
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