صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, let us now discuss the beautiful moments in which the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came into this world. What date was it? Which day was it? How and where did it all happen? Let us talk about this amazing, one of a kind event.

It was the 12^th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, and the day was Monday, and the place was Makkah. ‘Abd al- Muttalib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ , the grandfather of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had gone to Masjid al-Harām. Lady Āminah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا was alone at home, as her mother-in-law and husband had already passed away and her father-in-law was performing tawaf of the K’abah.

She wished some women from the household of ‘Abd Manaf were with her, when all of a sudden, she saw her home filled with very beautiful women. She asked them, ‘O respectable women, who are you? From where have you came, and why?’ One began to say, ‘I am Hawwa, the mother of all mankind and wife of Adam’. Another said, ‘I am Āsiyah, wife of Pharaoh’. The third then added:

I am Maryam, mother of Isa, and all remaining women here are hur (maidens) from Paradise. Today, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is about to arrive. We have come to welcome him and serve you. O Āminah! Look outside your door! Angels are gathered as far as the eye can see! This home is filled with angels and hur, and they are queued in lines which extend to the skies.

Eventually the momentous moment arrived, and the beloved Prophet, the truthful Prophet, the Prophet born from Lady Āminah, the Prophet loved by Lady Sa’diyyah, the Prophet who will intercede for his ummah, the Prophet whose words are lights of guidance, the Prophet who gives hope to the hopeless, the Prophet who cares for the uncared, the