According to the famous historian Ibn Hisham the young Muhammad (s.

According to the famous historian Ibn Hisham the young Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) had taken part in the battle of Fujjar when he was about fourteen or fifteen. That battle was fought between Bani Quraish and Bani Qais. The latter tribe lived on the shores of Yemen . It had started when Bani Qais, disregarding the holiness of the prohibited months killed a man of Bani Quraish. ’s uncles Zubair, Hamzah and Abbas (sons of Abdul Muttalib) had also taken their nephew (the Holy Prophet) to that war.

The Holy Prophet despite his young age was warding off the arrows shot by the enemies towards Abu Talib. According to the historian, Muhammad ibn Ishaq; the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was then twenty.[1] Ever since his young days, Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) was the center of attention of all men and women in Mecca . Even the noblest persons gave him respect and honor because of his spirituality and high moral virtues. His truthfulness and his honesty were exemplary.

All historians have written at length about the high-ranking morality of Muhammad. It is in the fitness of things to quote here from the writings of a famous Western Historian, Geur Geutha, who was from Rome and had spent many years in Arabia as a diplomat. He wrote a book titled: Muhammad, The Prophet who should be introduced from a new angle. Here are some lines from this book: “It will be totally true and factual to say that Muhammad was one of those gentlemen who had suffered many pains.

In this respect none can equal him because Muhammad had, very patiently, confronted many troubles patiently right from his childhood. Though he was under the affectionate guardianship of his uncle Abu Talib, the latter had a very big responsibility of maintaining a very big family where means of provision were limited. It was difficult for him even to provide proper dress and footwear etc.

That is why, at an age when other children play games, Muhammad had, under compulsion, to spend all of his time in earning livelihood. He was looking after sheep both in scorching [1] See Sirat, Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, Pg. 12 heat and chilling cold in the dry climate of Arab sandy lands.[1] This non-Muslim further writes: “A child whose father and mother had expired before he was even eight years old, had to earn his livelihood by hard work.

He knew that he must help himself, as there was none to ward off his difficulties. Innumerable troubles and the weight of limitless responsibilities to be faced single-handed had made him forbearing and serene.