Lesson 1: Lineage, Birth & Early Upbringing

He is Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hāshim. Hāshim was from the Quraysh, which belongs to the Arabs, who are the offspring of Ismā‘il (Ishmael), the son of Ibrāhīm (Abraham) (peace be upon him).

Āminah bint Wahb.

His father died in Madīnah when he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was still an embryo in his mother's womb and was not yet born.

He was born in the Year of the Elephant, on Monday, in Rabī‘ al-Awwal.

In Makkah.

• Umm Ayman, the bondmaid of his father.
• Thuwaybah, the bondmaid of his uncle Abu Lahab.
• Halīmah as-Sa‘diyyah.

His mother died when he was six years old, and his grandfather, ‘Abdul-Muttalib, took care of him after his mother’s death.

When he was eight years old, his grandfather died and his uncle, Abu Tālib, took care of him.

He traveled with his uncle to the Levant when he was twelve years old.

He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) traveled for the second time on a trade journey for Khadījah (may Allah be pleased with her). On returning from that journey, he married her; he was twenty-five years old.

The Quraysh rebuilt the Ka‘bah when he was thirty-five years old.
On disagreeing about who would restore the Black Stone to its place, they sought his judgment; so, he put it on a piece of cloth and ordered each of the four tribes to hold one end of the cloth. Then, when they lifted it, he restored it to its place with his noble hands.