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Life of The Holy Prophet Mohammed^saw

"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah has full knowledge of all things." The Holy Quran (33:41)

His Family Background

Prophet Mohammed^saw belonged to the tribe of Quraish, the leading tribe of Mecca which was a principal town of Arabia. The Quraish was descendants of Prophet Ibraheem^as, through his son, Prophet Ismaeel^as. The Ka'bah was rebuilt by Ibraheem^as and his son Ismaeel^as some 2,600 years before Prophet Mohammed^saw.

Arabia at the Time of His Birth

At the time of Prophet Mohammed^saw, the whole world seemed to be passing through a period of extreme moral and religious decline. The conditions in Arabia were expecially worse. The Arabs suffered from extreme moral vices such as drinking, gambling and brutal deeds during frequent and endless fights due to tribal rivalries.

Although the Arabs believed in supreme God and in the prophethood of Abraham^as, yet they worshipped many other gods in the form of idols. They had installed some 360 idols in the Ka'bah itself where the Arabs from all over Arabia used to come for their annual pilgrimage. However, they possessed some good qualities such as hospitality, sense of honour, bravery and love for poetry.

Women enjoyed little status in Arab society.Certain families had the custom of burying their alive girls. Slavery was common among them and the condition of slaves was full of misery and extreme hardships. It was among such people that the Prophet Mohammed ^saw was born.