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When Muhammad arrived, Buhairah observed his appearance and manners
closely. After a while he questioned him and then asked him to swear by the idols
of Mecca -- which was common practice amongst the Arabs. Muhammad refused
saying: "There is nothing more hateful to me than to do that."
The answers Muhammad gave Buhairah convinced him ninety-nine percent that
the young boy, in whose company he was, was none other than the one
prophesied in the scriptures to be the last Prophet of Allah. However, one thing
bothered him, Abu Talib had referred to Muhammad as being his son, and the
scriptures stated quite clearly that the last prophet would be an orphan, so he
inquired about Muhammad's parents and was told that Muhammad was an
orphan, and that Abu Talib was not his real father, rather, he was his paternal
uncle.
Now, Buhairah knew for certain that he had been blessed to live long enough to
meet the boy destined to be the last Prophet of Allah. He was overcome with joy
but at the same time a great sense of fear struck deep within his heart. He told
Abu Talib that he must take great care of the young boy and advised him not to
continue to Basra as he feared the descendants of the Jews that had migrated to
closely. After a while he questioned him and then asked him to swear by the idols
of Mecca -- which was common practice amongst the Arabs. Muhammad refused
saying: "There is nothing more hateful to me than to do that."
The answers Muhammad gave Buhairah convinced him ninety-nine percent that
the young boy, in whose company he was, was none other than the one
prophesied in the scriptures to be the last Prophet of Allah. However, one thing
bothered him, Abu Talib had referred to Muhammad as being his son, and the
scriptures stated quite clearly that the last prophet would be an orphan, so he
inquired about Muhammad's parents and was told that Muhammad was an
orphan, and that Abu Talib was not his real father, rather, he was his paternal
uncle.
Now, Buhairah knew for certain that he had been blessed to live long enough to
meet the boy destined to be the last Prophet of Allah. He was overcome with joy
but at the same time a great sense of fear struck deep within his heart. He told
Abu Talib that he must take great care of the young boy and advised him not to
continue to Basra as he feared the descendants of the Jews that had migrated to