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Muttalib of his safe arrival and wrapped her darling son in a white cloth. Abd Al
Muttalib was so happy that he rushed immediately to see him and with tender
loving care cradled him in his arms then took him to the Ka'ba where he offered a
prayer of thanksgiving to Allah for his grandson.
Among the citizens of Mecca were several Jews, one of whom was
knowledgeable of the scriptures. He knew from his learning that the birth of a
new prophet was imminent and anxiously awaited his arrival.
On the night our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was born, a
strange feeling came over him which promoted him to rush to the door of his
house and ask some Koraysh tribesmen, who happened to be passing, if they
had heard of any births that night. The tribesmen told him they knew of none, so
he asked them to go and found out then bring word to him. The Jew felt sure that
this was the night in which the new prophet had been born, and if his feelings
were correct he knew he would be able to recognize him by a special, prominent
mark on his skin that lay between his shoulders.
Sometime later, the tribesmen returned to the anxious Jew and told him that a
Muttalib was so happy that he rushed immediately to see him and with tender
loving care cradled him in his arms then took him to the Ka'ba where he offered a
prayer of thanksgiving to Allah for his grandson.
Among the citizens of Mecca were several Jews, one of whom was
knowledgeable of the scriptures. He knew from his learning that the birth of a
new prophet was imminent and anxiously awaited his arrival.
On the night our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was born, a
strange feeling came over him which promoted him to rush to the door of his
house and ask some Koraysh tribesmen, who happened to be passing, if they
had heard of any births that night. The tribesmen told him they knew of none, so
he asked them to go and found out then bring word to him. The Jew felt sure that
this was the night in which the new prophet had been born, and if his feelings
were correct he knew he would be able to recognize him by a special, prominent
mark on his skin that lay between his shoulders.
Sometime later, the tribesmen returned to the anxious Jew and told him that a