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OurBelovedProphetChildhood, page : 16
When the time came for the caravan to depart, Muhammad, who was now twelve
years old, rushed up to him and threw his arms around him. Abu Talib could
never refuse his nephew and so it was agreed that Muhammad would join him on
the long journey north.
After many weeks of arduous travel the caravan reached a place called Tayma
that lay on the outskirts of Basra.
It was there that a monk by the name of Buhairah lived alone in a cell that had
been inherited by a succession of hermit monks. Over the centuries, important
religious documents had been brought to the cell and left by his predecessors
and Buhairah had made it his life's work to study them well and had become very
knowledgeable.
In the documents were prophecies that told of another prophet to come after
Jesus. The prophecies described in detail the time in which he would be born, his
appearance, character and background, and it was Buhairah's dearest wish that
he would be blessed to live long enough to see him.
years old, rushed up to him and threw his arms around him. Abu Talib could
never refuse his nephew and so it was agreed that Muhammad would join him on
the long journey north.
After many weeks of arduous travel the caravan reached a place called Tayma
that lay on the outskirts of Basra.
It was there that a monk by the name of Buhairah lived alone in a cell that had
been inherited by a succession of hermit monks. Over the centuries, important
religious documents had been brought to the cell and left by his predecessors
and Buhairah had made it his life's work to study them well and had become very
knowledgeable.
In the documents were prophecies that told of another prophet to come after
Jesus. The prophecies described in detail the time in which he would be born, his
appearance, character and background, and it was Buhairah's dearest wish that
he would be blessed to live long enough to see him.