Poem

Prophet Muhammad (sa) was born, a prophet to be

What a year was 570 AD Prophet Muhammad (sa) was born, a prophet to be But people were misguided and when he came He would go on to leave all the idols behind He is an example to all of mankind.

He came to this world to show us the way He was born in Mecca, the holiest place A life full of challenges where to face Abdullah his father, had by then passed away Leaving Amina his mother, in her arms, he lay

Haalima Sadia took over his care Until he was six, our prophet was there His mother then died, he was left all alone Abdul Muttalib his grand-dad then made him his own When our prophet was nine, his grandfather died Abu Talib, his uncle, became his new guide

In his 20’s, a merchant has he become by trade Al-Amin, (the trustworthy) became his grade Hazrat Khadija (ra) aged 40, became his bride He was 25, with her by his side To the poor, she gave away all her wealth A dedicated wife in sickness and health

360 idols in the Kaaba, they were at that time Our prophet realized that this was a crime He would go to Mount Hira, leaving behind his wife Reflecting and wondering about the meaning of life.

Inside the cave of Hira, the prophet was all alone Wondering ‘who could havecreated this whole universe’ Suddenly, a man appeared in front of him with some God’s verse As he was proceeding to him slowly and near The prophet’s heart started pounding and trembled with fear The man was the angel Gibrael sent to him by Allah’s will Unknow of his arrival, occurred him confusion still ‘read’ from the Angel’s voice he heard Alarmed by what he’s experiencing was unknown and absurd. 18 18

He panicked and said ‘I cannot read’ The angel by Allah’s order wanted him to pay heed And he recited these verses after the angel left He was frightened, astonished and began to sweat

Our prophet couldn't read but at that time he could Our prophet rushed to the path straight ahead He heard a voice from the heavens which said "O Muhammad, you are the messenger of God, and I am the angel Gabriel" The prophet was scared and thought this quite odd 'Praise be to God' his wife said instead ''I know you've been chosen as God's messenger' she said And thus Khadija (ra) became the first woman of Islam.

And over the next 23 years came the revelation, the Quran He preached to all people, every creed every race Yet so many hardships he had to face There were fears for his life, then the Hijrat took place He then entered Medina, all by Allah's grace He was greeted by the Ansaris who gave their salaam To him and his companions, the Sahaba Ikram

Then came the battles, which were fought face to face Then the conquest of Mecca, Prophet's birthplace A Nasr was revealed, its message was clear Prophet knew that his time was near Everyone gathered to hear his last speech little did they know how far God's message would reach.

Best of all humanity is he. Every single one of us can see. Of course, he was poor, yet he always loved to give; Forever he taught the simplest way to live. Mankind has learned so much for his life. Allah has blessed him; made him so supreme. Not once did he commit a single crime. Kept his word - morals of the sublime.