Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Part 1: Family Tree Prophet Muhammed (saw)'s family tree started
from prophet Ibrahim through Ismail (pbut).
The prophet was born in the most respected tribe in Arabia, the Quraysh.His family name
is Hashim after his great grandfather.
Hashim was very respected and generous.
He used to take care of the people whoever came to Makkah for Hajj and distribute food
to them.
He was a business man.
For his business, during the winter he used to travel to Yemen and during the summer he
used to go Syria.
He had very good connection with these two countries.
One summer at Madinah he married Salma in his business trip and Salma got pregnant.
After a few days Hashim died in Gaza, Palestine.
Salma's baby boy was Shayba.
Hashim's family did not know about Salma.
After eight years Hashim’s younger brother Muttalib knew about his brother's wife and
son.
So Muttalib brought them to Makkah.
People called Shayba Muttalib’s slave, or known as Abdul Muttalib.
He was very smart, handsome and generous like his father Hashim.
Later Abdul Muttalib or Shayba became the leader of Quraysh.
Do you remember the miracle water of the Zamzam well, which was discovered during the time
of baby Ismail and his mother Hajar (pbut)?
Animal: Yes.
From that time, the people of the Jurham tribe started to live in that area.
After many, many years the people started to worship idols as their god.
So, as a punishment Allah (swt) decided to dry the miracle water of the Zamzam well.
Day by day it was covered with stone and sand.
After some time everyone forgot about the Zamzam well.
It was lost for many years.
One day Allah (swt) showed the location of Zamzam well to Abdul Muttalib in his dream.
He started to dig that place with one of his son.
The miracle water of the Zamzam well was found.
At that time Abdul Muttalib promised to Allah (swt) if he had ten sons, he would sacrifice
one of his son to Allah (swt).Finaly Allah (swt) gave him ten sons.
One day Abdul Muttalib remembered his promise to sacrifice one of his sons.
But he don’t know which son he would choose.
So he drew a lottery.
His youngest son Abdullah, the prophet's father was selected.
Everyone loved Abdullah very much.
So they offered one hundred camels to be sacrificed instead of Abdullah.
Then Abdul Muttalib drew lottery 3 times between Abdullah and the one hundred camels.
Every time Allah (swt) selected the one hundred camels and saved our Prophet Mohammed (saw)’s
father Abdullah .Later on Abdullah got married to Amina, one the most honorable women in
Quraysh.
Her father's name was Wahb.
Amina became pregnant after a few days.
During that time, Abdul Muttalib sent his son Abdullah to Syria for a business trip.
However about two months before Mohammed (pbuh) would be born, his father Abdullah died at
Madinah, on his return journey.
At that time he was only 25 years old.
Animal: So, didn’t Abdullah see his son Mohammed (pbuh) at all?
Yusuf: No, Abdullah could not see his son Mohammed (pbuh).
But he knew his wife Amena was pregnant.
Let’s come to story.
During that time, Makkah was very famous for house of God and it became a very big business
center.
Governor of Yemen, Abraha became very greedy to take control of Makkah.
At one excuse, he was ready to attacked Makkah with a very big army.
With him, he had sixty thousand solders and and around 13 big elephants.
Abraha used the biggest elephant for himself.
The people of Makkah became scared.
Abdul Muttalib had a very strong faith in Allah (swt).
He knew the house of Allah would be saved in a miracle way because they did not had
enough strength to fight Abraha’s Army.
He told everyone to take all of their family members and hide at the mountain tops.
At that time prophet’s mother Amena was seven months pregnant.
Then the miracle started to happen.
When Abraha’s army was close to Makkah, all the elephant just sat right there.
Nothing could move them.
Suddenly, all the elephant started to run in the other direction.
Meanwhile, Allah (swt) sent lots of small birds with three stones.
One was in their beak and the other two were in their claws.
The birds dropped their stones on Abraha’s men.
The stones cut their body parts right away and killed them instantly.
Their body became like mashed corn.
It was a horrible moment for Abraha’s Army.
Every one of them died by Allah (swt) punishment.
Animal: Why did Allah (swt) saved the Kabah with that big miracle?
At that time, Rome and Persian empires were very powerful.
That miracle was the big alarm to the whole world.
To warn them not to attack Makkah.
It was a big welcome sign for prophet Muhammed (saw) coming to protect Allah (swt)’s house
and law.
Around fifty days letter our beloved prophet Muhammed (saw) was born on the twentieth or
twenty-second of April, in the year of 571.
It was a Monday morning.
The Arabic date was 9th of Rabi Al- Awwal.
Animal: But I thougt out Prophet Muhammed (s) was born at 12 Rabi Al Awwal!
Yusuf: Yes, some scholars also think, it was 12 Rabi al Awwal in the year of 570.
But most researchers consider 9th Rabi Al Awwal and the year of 571 to be most accurate.
But let me clear up a thing, there are two information.
Rabi Al Awwal is Arbic month from Arabic calender and year 571 is from the Christian calendar.
so Allah (swt) knows best about the correct birth date
of Muhammad (s).