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The Forefathers of Rasulullah ﷺ – Part Five
The first people to live in the land of Makkah Mukarramah were Nabi Ismaa‘eel (‘alaihis salaam), his mother, Sayyidah Haajar (‘alaihas salaam), and the Jurhum tribe from Yemen.
Many, many years later, after Nabi Ismaa‘eel (‘alaihis salaam) passed away, the people of the Jurhum tribe became evil and bad. They started to rule Makkah Mukarramah and were bad to the other people. Finally, because the Jurhum tribe were so bad, all the other tribes got together and chased them out of Makkah …
The Forefathers of Rasulullah ﷺ – Part Four
‘Abdul Muttalib
The grandfather of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was known as ‘Abdul Muttalib, and his name was Shaibatul Hamd.
‘Abdul Muttalib’s father was Haashim. After his father passed away, ‘Abdul Muttalib lived with his mother, Salmaa, in Madeenah Munawwarah Munawwarah. As he grew older, his uncle, whose name was Muttalib, came from Makkah Mukarramah to fetch him.
After fetching him, when they were sitting together on the camel and coming into Makkah Mukarramah, ‘Abdul Muttalib’s clothes were dirty and …
The Forefathers of Rasulullah ﷺ – Part Three
Haashim
The great grandfather of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was named ‘Amr, but he was known as Haashim.
There was once a very bad drought in Makkah Mukarramah. This meant that there was very little rain for a long time, so no food could grow. The people were very hungry, and because they were starving, they became very thin and weak. When Haashim would see all the hungry people, he would feed them by crushing pieces of bread into a gravy …
