02- His birth and early childhood ﷺ

02- His birth and early childhood ﷺ

In this episode we start by describing the miraculous spectacle that was the messenger ﷺ's birth. We discuss some of the narrations about the various happenings of the world during the time. We discuss the significance of his his names ﷺ. We go on to discuss how Halima Sadiyyah's unfortunate situation became the serendipitous moment that changed the course of her life.  References: -His names ﷺ [https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4896]  -hygiene hypothesis  [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841828/]

01- The run up to his arrival ﷺ

This episode covers the run up the event that changed the course of humanity- The birth of the master of mankind Muhammad ﷺ. The host describes the context of 7th century Arabia. The vices of the time are discussed in detail which include 1) widespread abuse of alcohol 2) loan shark culture 3) infanticide 4) abuse of women. Some incidents in the life of the prophet's grandfather (Abdul Mutalib) and his father (Abdullah) are discussed. The circumstances under which his parents met and the incident of his father's business trip shortly after their marriage is recounted. The episode ends on the scene where the caravan returns without the prophet's father days before his arrival ﷺ.