The birth of Muhammad
Abdul Muttalib the Chief of Mecca had many children. His favorite child was Abdu Allah. Abdu Allah was married to a woman from the neighboring town of Yathrib. Her name was Aminah bintu Wahb.
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Like most of Meccans, Abdu Allah was a businessman. He traveled to Sham to trade. Shortly after the marriage of Aminah and Abdu Allah, Abdul Allah had to travel for business. Aminah then was pregnant. Abdu Allah left Mecca to Al Sham but never to return. On his way back from Sham, he fell sick and died before reaching Mecca. A few months later, Aminah gave birth to a baby boy.
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The newborn was different than all other babies. He possessed some miraculous look and appeal. People loved him. His grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, chose for him a very rare name. He called him Muhammad. Muhammad was not a common name among the Arab. People of Mecca asked him; why did he gave him such a name. Abdul Muttalib replied: "In order to be praise worthy in the heavens and on earth.".
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