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Journey to Syria and Baheera

When he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was 12 years of age, Abu Taalib went to Syria on a business trip. As Abu Taalib had great affection for his nephew, Abu Taalib also took his beloved nephew with him. Before the declaration of Nubuwwah, he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم went on three business trips. He صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم went to Syria two times and, to Yemen, one time. It was his first journey to Syria. During the journey, he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم stayed at Busra with ‘Baheera’ who was a monk1. As the monk was aware of the signs of the Last Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned in Tawrat and Injeel, he recognized the Greatest and Noblest Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم as soon as he saw him. With great respect and reverence, the monk invited the members of the caravan of the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم for a meal and said to Abu Taalib, ‘Your nephew is the sovereign of the entire world and is the Rasool of the Lord of the universe. The Almighty has sent him as mercy for all the worlds. I have seen trees and stones performing Sajdah in front of him and a cloud providing him with shade. In between both of his blessed shoulders is the seal of Nubuwwah. You’d better sell your goods here and go back to Makkah with your nephew without delay. It is safer for you and for him. If he reaches Syria, the Syrian Jews will martyr him because they are bitter enemies of him.’

Listening to it, Abu Taalib felt unsafe. Hence he sold his goods there and returned to Makkah without delay along with the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم . At the time of depture, ‘Baheera’ monk respectfully provided them with some things to be used during the journey.2


1A Christian man who lives apart from other people
2Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, Kitab-ul-Manaqib, vol. 5, pp. 356, Hadees 3640; As-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah li Ibn Hishaam, pp. 73

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