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and the best of all character.
So truthful and trustworthy was the
boy, that whenever he walked by
the people would call out in admira-
tion, “
Here comes that truthful boy
here comes As-Sadiq. Look there
he is, the trustworthy boy, there is
Al-Amin.
”
Naturally, Abu Talib was very proud
of his nephew, and wherever he
went, Muhammad would be by his
side. They were inseperable, Abu
Talib and Muhammad, the righteous
nephew who was like his very own
child.
It was a happy time again, a time
that would last for many, many
years.
At the time, there was a monk
named Bahira, who lived in a