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Demise of Prophet's Father

The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) had not yet been born, when his father Abdullah was instructed by his own father Abdul Muttalib to bring dates from Medina. Abdullah went to Medina leaving  his son (the Prophet) still in his mother's womb Incidentally, he died there and thus the Holy Prophet was deprived of his father's patronage his birth.

 Infancy and Chaildhood  

In the beginning his mother and then, after a few days, Thaubiyah, the slave girl of Abu Lahab, suckled the Holy Prophet in the infancy. after that divine favour of suckling and looking after him was bestowed upon Haleemah Sadiyah. 

It was customary among the Arab nobles to send their children in the surrounding villages for suckling the infants. And by this practice the children used to attain good health and learn the pure Arabic language. Because of this fact, the village women used to go to cities quite often to fetch the infants for suckling.

Hadrat Haleemah Sa'diyah said, " I left Taif for Macca in the company of the women belonging to Banu sa'd (tribe) in search  of the suckling children. It was a year of famine and I had an infant in my lap, (but due to destitution and starvation) my own milk was insufficient that he used to toss restlessly throughout the night due to hunger. And because of him, we had to pass the night awake. We had a she-camel with us, but it also nit yield milk. The ass, that I was riding during my journey to Makkah, was so lean that could not keep pace with others. Even the co-travelers  were fed-up with it. However, the journey ended with difficulty. In arrival in Makkah, every women ( wet-nurse), who saw the prophet (as a baby), did not accept his nursing on hearing that he was an orphan as she expected little reward for suckling him."

On the other side the star of Haleemah's fortune was, however, at the zenith. The very shortage of her own milk proved a source of mercy for her, because none of the other parents cared to give their child to her.

Haleemah said, " I told my husband that it didn't look  proper to go back empty  handed. I better take with me this orphan child ( i.e. the Prophet)." Her husband approved it and she took  with her this most precious gem by whom not only the houses of Aaminah and Haleemah but even the East and West were going to illumine.

By the grace of Allah, Haleemah was fortunate enough to have the would be leader of the world in her lap. When she sat down to suckle him, the blessings  started to manifest them. Surprisingly, she had so much milk at that time that the prophet and his foster brother sucked it to their entire satisfaction  and they slept peacefully. And when she looked at the she-camel, her udders were full of ,ilk. Haleemah's husnabd milked the she-camel and all of them drank the milk to their hearts' content. They spent the night peacefully and this was the first night after a long time that they slept soundly.  According to Haleemah, her husband also admitted and said, " Haleema, you have brought a very auspicious child."  She replied, " I also hoped that he was the most auspicious boy." After that they departed from Mecca and Haleemah was riding on the same ass with the prophet on her lap. As stated by her, "But this time, I was surprised to not that, it was so fast in its speed that no other animal could compete it at all. My companion women astonishingly enquired if it was the same ass on which I had come. Anyhow, after covering the path, we reached home, where acute famine was prevailing and all the beasts of milk had gone milkless. But as soon as I entered my house, Haleemah said, " My sheep were enriched with milk."

 Haleemah further said, " Now, every day my sheep returned with their  udders full milk, whereas others didn't contain a drop of it. people belonging to my tribe advised their shepherds to tend their sheep at the same pasture where Haleemah grazed her sheep, but they didn't know that it was not the specialty of the pasture or the jungle. It was rather the divinely entertainment for a special jewel ( the prophet). Where could they  bring it from? So even after grazing from the same place, their sheep always returned full of milk. We had been  observing  similar blessing for full two years and thereafter I weaned him from my breast."

First words of the Prophet (peace be upon  him)

Haleemah has stated, " When his suckling was complete the following  words were on his tongue :

Allaho Akbar Kaberan  wal-hamdu-lillahi hamdan katheeran-wa-subnhan Allahi bukra-tan-wa-aseela

Allah is Greatest, much Great ; All praise, abundant praise, is due to Him ; Glorified be He in the morning and the evening 

His growth was better than all other children and within two years he began a appear much robust. Now, according to the practice in vogue, we took  him to his mother, though, because of his blessings, we did not like to part with him. Incidentally, plague was breaking out in Mecca during that year and, therefore, making this epidemic an excuse, we brought him back with us. While living with us he often went out, looked at the boys remain throughout the day? I told him , " He goes to tend the sheep." He said, " Please me along with him."  And after that he used to accompany his foster brother (Abdullah) daily.

" Once it so  happened that  both of them were looking, after their sheep, when all of a sudden Abdullah come home  gasping  and said to his father, " Two men in white clothes caught hold  of my Quraishi brother, made  him lie down and slit apart  his belly. I have come to inform you leaving him in that condition, "Being worried, we both rushed to the jungle and was him sitting there, but his face was pale  due to fear. I asked him, " My son, what's the matter? He replied, " Two persons  came in white clothes, slit apart the belly and after search brought out some substance  from it. I don't know what it was." We brought him back home.  Thereafter, I (Haleemah) took him to a so a thsayer.  who, on seeing him, got up from his seat and, after Packing him up close to his chest, cried, " O the posterity  of  Arabs, run and get  rid of the calamity looming over your heads. The appropriate for which is that step kill this child and kill me also with him. If you allow him to survive, then bear in mind that he will wipe out your religion and invite you to a religion, which you have never heard of before.

On hearing it, Haleemah go angry and, after snatching him the prophet from the hands of that wretched person, said, " Have you gone made?  you yourself  need your own mental medical treatment. Haleemah took him back home, but this second event compelled  her to hand him over to his mother (Aminah), because she herself could not ensure the protection the Prophet desetved.

When after reaching Mecca, she made him over to his respected mother, she asked Haleemah the cause of returning him so soon in spite of her desire to keep him. After insistent enquiry she had to narrate the whole event. Having heard it the Prophet's mother said. " Of coures, my son has a special feature. " And thereafter she related the wonderful events which happened during the course of her conception and at the time of delivery.