MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Reading: Banu Abd-Shams, Banu Hashim, Ibn Ishaq
16 Apr 2018
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The life of the prophet was recorded by ibn ishaq in the middle of the 8th century. Mohammed was from the quraysh tribe and they held their base at mecca. Qussay was the one who made the family big. The quraysh were traders, but also locally well established. Mecca and made provisions to take care of the pilgrims that travelled there (at the time, mecca was a pagan pilgrimage site). Three of the four men in the generation before mohammed were. Mohammed (~570-632 ad), didn"t receive his mission until age 40. There were mystic signs associated with his birth: a light when he was born, soothsayers (arab, christian, and. His father died near the time of his birth and he was given to foster parents before being given back to his mother who died when he was 6. He went to live with his uncle, abu talib. He married an older widow, khadija, who was originally his employer.
