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poor, one day Halima who had nursed and taken care of Muhammad when
he was a very young came to visit her, such occasions always brought joy
to the family and Khadijah was very happy to see her and welcomed her.

However, this time it was obvious something was troubling Halima. A severe
drought had caused Halima to loose almost all her livestock and when
Khadijah learned of her plight she, without a moment’s hesitation gave her
forty sheep as well as a healthy, strong camel to ease her situation.

Just outside Mecca lies a mountain called Mount Hira and it was there that
Muhammad would often retreat to one of its caves to contemplate and
worship Allah alone through the means of meditation. The formal way in
which his ancestors, Prophets Abraham and Ishmael, had worshipped was
long forgotten and he knew no other way of worship.

During the month of Ramadan, it had become his custom to make a special
retreat to the cave taking with him some water and dates for his provision.
When Khadijah thought his provisions might be getting low, she would climb
the mountain to bring him fresh supplies.