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Muhammad's reputation for fairness, honesty and trustworthiness were known by
all in Mecca so when he took to trading, Meccan business men welcomed him as
their profit-sharing partner. Such was his reputation that both businessmen and
tribesmen would refer to him as "Al Amin", the trustworthy.
Muhammad had negotiated a business transaction with a man by the name of
Abdullah, however, part of the transaction remained unsettled, so it was agreed
that the two should meet again to finalize the matter on a specific day.
The matter slipped Abdullah's memory and Muhammad waited patiently for him
to arrive for three days. On the third day when Abdullah finally arrived,
Muhammad neither raised his voice, nor did he take offense at being kept
waiting, the only comment he made was that he had been concerned for him on
account of his delayed arrival. It was not in him to quarrel, nor yet to turn anyone
away. This degree of tolerance was indeed a very rare quality to be found in
Arabs of that day, for they were dark days, a time of ignorance.
This is a shortened account of the childhood of our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be
all in Mecca so when he took to trading, Meccan business men welcomed him as
their profit-sharing partner. Such was his reputation that both businessmen and
tribesmen would refer to him as "Al Amin", the trustworthy.
Muhammad had negotiated a business transaction with a man by the name of
Abdullah, however, part of the transaction remained unsettled, so it was agreed
that the two should meet again to finalize the matter on a specific day.
The matter slipped Abdullah's memory and Muhammad waited patiently for him
to arrive for three days. On the third day when Abdullah finally arrived,
Muhammad neither raised his voice, nor did he take offense at being kept
waiting, the only comment he made was that he had been concerned for him on
account of his delayed arrival. It was not in him to quarrel, nor yet to turn anyone
away. This degree of tolerance was indeed a very rare quality to be found in
Arabs of that day, for they were dark days, a time of ignorance.
This is a shortened account of the childhood of our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be