The lesson
- He never worshipped an idol. As a boy travelling to Syria with Abu Talib, he refused the monk Bahira's demand to answer in the name of al-Lat and al-Uzza, saying: I do not hate anything more than them (Tarikh-i Tahlili-yi Islam of Shahidi). As a young man he joined Hilf al-Fudul, a pledge to support anyone oppressed and defend their rights (al-Sira al-Nabawiyya of Ibn Hisham).
- Mecca knew him as honest and trustworthy. When the clans of Quraysh were about to fight over who would set the Black Stone back into the rebuilt Ka'ba, they accepted his judgement: he placed the stone on a cloth, had the chief of every clan lift a corner, and set it in place with his own hands (Tarikh-i Tahlili-yi Islam of Shahidi).
- At twenty-five he led a trading caravan to Syria with the goods of Sayyida Khadija, who, seeing his trustworthiness, then married him (al-Siyar wa l-Maghazi of Ibn Ishaq; Tarikh-i Tahlili-yi Islam of Shahidi). She lived with him for twenty-five years and passed away in the tenth year of the mission.
Questions
When the Quraysh clans disputed over who would set the Black Stone back into the rebuilt Ka'ba, how did the Messenger of God ﷺ settle the matter?
What did the Messenger of God ﷺ say to the monk Bahira when asked to answer in the name of al-Lat and al-Uzza?
At what age did the Messenger of God ﷺ lead a trading caravan to Syria with the goods of Sayyida Khadija (peace be upon her), who then married him?
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