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Mawlid-Nabi-English, page : 24
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 never had the heart to refuse his nephew
anything at all and so it was agreed that he would join him on the long trip north to Syria.
Buhairah, the Monk
After many weeks of arduous travel the caravan reached the vicinity of Howran - which was at that time under the control of the Roman Empire – on the outskirts of Basra and it was there that a hermit monk lived whose given name was George but better known as Buhairah.
Buhairah had lived there for many years and inherited the
hermitage from a succession of
hermit
monks. Over the centuries, important religious documents had been brought to the hermitage and left by his predecessors so 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, peace be upon him. 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 to be blessed to live long enough to see him.
One day as Buhairah was meditating outside his hermitage he noticed a caravan coming from the direction of Aqabah making its way towards the city. As he gazed towards it he noticed there was something very different about this one. As the caravan passed by the rocks and trees they bowed down and Bujairah knew from his learning that this only happened for a prophet.
up to him and threw his arms around him. Abu Talib never had the heart to refuse his nephew
anything at all and so it was agreed that he would join him on the long trip north to Syria.
Buhairah, the Monk
After many weeks of arduous travel the caravan reached the vicinity of Howran - which was at that time under the control of the Roman Empire – on the outskirts of Basra and it was there that a hermit monk lived whose given name was George but better known as Buhairah.
Buhairah had lived there for many years and inherited the
hermitage from a succession of
hermit
monks. Over the centuries, important religious documents had been brought to the hermitage and left by his predecessors so 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, peace be upon him. 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 to be blessed to live long enough to see him.
One day as Buhairah was meditating outside his hermitage he noticed a caravan coming from the direction of Aqabah making its way towards the city. As he gazed towards it he noticed there was something very different about this one. As the caravan passed by the rocks and trees they bowed down and Bujairah knew from his learning that this only happened for a prophet.