04 Islamic Upbringing

Lesson 10 | E
 fforts for Peace and the Decision
about The Black Stone
Once the Ka’bah was being rebuilt. The old walls were to be
rebuilt. There was a black stone set in one of the walls was
considered very blessed by everyone as it was a memory of
Prophet Ibrahim �. It needed to be reset into its place in one of
the walls of the Ka’bah. Everyone wanted the honour of setting
it into its place and they almost began to fight with one another.
Mutual decision was that the first person to arrive at the Ka’bah
the following day should be given the choice to decide who will
have the honour. By Allah’s will the first person to arrive the
next morning was none other than the Prophet Muhammad
‫ﷺ‬. As everyone trusted and loved him, they were pleased to
accept him as the decision maker. The decision that Prophet
Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬made was very wise. He took a sheet and
placed the Black Stone in the center of it. Thereafter, he told
the leaders of each tribe to hold each corners of the sheet. They
lifted it up together and carried it to the place where the Black
Stone was to be positioned. Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬then lifted
it off the sheet and put it into its position. In this manner, every
tribe shared the honour of resetting the Black Stone.
Questions:
1 What happened when the time came to reset the Black Stone into
the wall of the Ka’bah ?
2 What decision did Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬make regarding the
Black Stone ?

Lesson 11 | Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬Becomes a Prophet

Seerah

Close to Makkah, was a mountain called Hira which had a

cave in it. Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬used to take food and drink
and go to this cave where he stayed for several days all alone.
He spent his time in worshipping Allah and thought deeply
about the strategies for the benefit of the people, to stop the
evil present at the time and find ways to spread good and virtue.
When his food ran out, he would return home to get more and
go back to the cave.
Our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was 40 years old at the time when the angel
Jibra’eel � came to the cave and delivered the message of
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Allah, this message is called “Wahi”. Jibra’eel � gave our
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬the glad tidings of being the messenger of Allah and
requested him to read. Since it was not a custom amongst the
Arabs to read and write the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬also didnt know how to
read and write, our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬replied “I am not able to read”.
Jibra’eel � hugged our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬tightly and said: read! our
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬replied “I do not know how to read”. Jibra’eel �
hugged our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬tightly 3 times and was asked the same
question everytime and each time our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬gave the

َ َ َ ْ َّ َ ّ َ ْ ْ َ ْ
same reply that “I do not know how to read”.
Finally Jibra’eel � said : Read!
 ‫اِ قرا ِباس ِم ر ِبك ال ِذی خلق‬
This first revelation placed the duty of Nubuwwah upon the
shoulders of our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬As a result of which people
wandering a astray for so long would find the path of goodness,
give up idol worshipping and devote themselves only to Allah.
This was a great duty to carry out. Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
returned home shaken by the experience and told his wife
Khadeejah � what had happened. She immediately comforted
him by saying, “Have no fear, Allah will never destroy you. You
are always doing good, giving charity, helping the poor, giving
support to the orphans and widows, caring for guests, sharing
the burden of others and giving moral strength to the broken-
hearted. What do you have to fear ?”.
Questions
1 What did Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬do in the cave of Hira?
2 How did Khadeejah � console our Prophet Muhammad ‫? ﷺ‬

Lesson 12 | The Message of Allah

Angel Jibra’eel � brought the message of Allah to Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. He began to preach and invite the people to
islam by telling them to believe that Allah is One. He creates,
sustains and controls everything. Obey his commands and
worship Him alone. Believe that I am the Messenger of Allah
and follow my way. Stay away from all evil and do good so that
Allah may be pleased with you and grant you Jannah. On the
other hand, Allah dislikes those who do evil and will punish
them in Jahannam.”
Question
1 What did Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬preach to the people ?
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