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Mawlid-Nabi-English, page : 31
The Daily Life of Muhammad and Khadijah
Muhammad’s marriage with Khadijah was very happy and blissful. He continued to manage Khadijah's affairs with great skill and her business flourished bringing further wealth to the household. Despite the abundance of wealth, Muhammad choose to live a simple life giving most of his wealth away to those in need.
When Khadijah became pregnant, Safiah Abd Muttalib's daughter offered the services of her maid Salma, to assist with the birth. Khadijah gratefully accepted and so Salma became the midwife to all
of the children born to them. The names of Muhammad and Khadijah’s sons were Kasim and
Abdullah -- who was also known as Al Tahir or Al Tayyib -- and their daughters were named Zaynab, Rukiyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatima who was born one year before her father became the Prophet of Allah . However, their sons were not destined to live long. Kasim died shortly before his second
birthday, and Abdullah died during infancy shortly after his father became the Seal of the Prophets of Allah, .
The Reconstruction of Ka’bah
Muhammad was thirty-five when it was decided that the Ka’bah should be reconstructed as over the years its walls had become weakened and showed signs of cracking, and more recently Mecca had been flooded and this had affected and weakened the Ka’bah still further.
The Ka’bah had been built by Prophet’s Abraham and Ishmael many centuries before. It was a low
building constructed from
white stones and approximately
six meters high. Also, it had remained
Muhammad’s marriage with Khadijah was very happy and blissful. He continued to manage Khadijah's affairs with great skill and her business flourished bringing further wealth to the household. Despite the abundance of wealth, Muhammad choose to live a simple life giving most of his wealth away to those in need.
When Khadijah became pregnant, Safiah Abd Muttalib's daughter offered the services of her maid Salma, to assist with the birth. Khadijah gratefully accepted and so Salma became the midwife to all
of the children born to them. The names of Muhammad and Khadijah’s sons were Kasim and
Abdullah -- who was also known as Al Tahir or Al Tayyib -- and their daughters were named Zaynab, Rukiyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatima who was born one year before her father became the Prophet of Allah . However, their sons were not destined to live long. Kasim died shortly before his second
birthday, and Abdullah died during infancy shortly after his father became the Seal of the Prophets of Allah, .
The Reconstruction of Ka’bah
Muhammad was thirty-five when it was decided that the Ka’bah should be reconstructed as over the years its walls had become weakened and showed signs of cracking, and more recently Mecca had been flooded and this had affected and weakened the Ka’bah still further.
The Ka’bah had been built by Prophet’s Abraham and Ishmael many centuries before. It was a low
building constructed from
white stones and approximately
six meters high. Also, it had remained