10 things about our beloved Prophet Muhammad – Ketua Pemuda DPPK Gombak

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Oleh : Firdaus AzimKetua Pemuda Dewan Pemuda PAS Gombak

Today is Maulidur Rasul, a celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

I like to share 10 things about our beloved Prophet.

1. He was born on 12th of Rabiulawal which is equivalent to 20th April 571M. Therefore the celebration of Maulidur Rasul will varies if you refer to the Gregorian calendar. Rabiulawal is the 3rd month in the Islamic calendar after Muharram and Safar.

2. He was born in Makkah. The year he was born is called the year of elephant based on the event when a troop of armies led by a man named Abrahah who used elephants as their form of travel to attack the Kaabah, located in Makkah. Their plan failed. There is a special verse in the Quran on this event.

3. His father’s name is Abdullah. But the prophet never got know him. Abdullah dies when his wife was two-month pregnant in Yathrib, the former name for Madinah. During pilgrimage, muslims often visit Madinah where the Mosque of Prophet is located (Masjid Nabawi) in which his body was placed.

4. His mother’s name is Aminah. Aminah gave birth to prophet Muhammad at the house of Abu Talib, the prohet’s uncle from his father’s side. His mother dies when he was six year old.

5. In the early of the prophet, he was breastfed by two women, Thusaybah and Halimah. The former breastfed for only few days while the latter last for two years.