Mecca Days

It was the custom in Mecca to send children to wet nurses in the villages so that they may grow up to be strong and that they may learn a pure Arabic since Mecca had a very hot and tiring atmosphere. Some tribes who lived away from the…

According to Islamic history, God commands Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, to go to Mecca and bring his baby son Ishmael and his wife Hajar there. Abraham does his duty and leaves his baby and his wife in the desert. Then he goes away.…

When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was thirty five years old, one of the most discussed topics was the repairs to be done to the Ka’ba. A thief had got in through the walls that had fallen apart and had stolen certain precious things from it. A…

When some of the earliest Muslims faced a devastating boycott, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) turned not to violence, but to faith and brotherhood. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and early Muslims responded to the…

The awaited Last Messenger would appear in the place where Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, had come to place what had been entrusted to him by Allah. However, quite a lot of time had to pass for this to happen. After the Prophet…

Abdul Muttalib was worried. The Yemen governor of the Abyssinian king Najashi had gathered his army to come and destroy Mecca. Najashi was jealous of the fact that people would go to Mecca to pray at the Ka’ba and he had made a great temple…

Abdul Muttalib’s trust in Allah and what had happened to Abraha’s army had become tales that people would tell each other. Minds were blown away, and it was now clear to all that the Ka’ba built by Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail, peace be upon…

Abdullah, the father of our noble Prophet was Abdul Muttalib’s youngest son. It was clear to all eyes that he was different from the other sons that he had. He was a man of great virtue. That’s why Abdul Muttalib loved him above all his…