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; d. June 8, 632 C.E., Medina) was a member of the powerful Quraysh (Koresh) tribe, custodians of the Ka’ba, the sacred shrine at Mecca. In fact, at the time of Muhammad’s birth, his grandfather was the head of the tribe. But Muhammad’s father, who was relatively poor despite his powerful connections, died while on a trading trip, leaving his widow and child very little property.

As an infant Muhammad was sent to a wet nurse from a Bedouin tribe, as was common for the children of noble families. Although a child normally spent only two years with a wet nurse, Muhammad’s nurse asked to keep him for a longer period, and Muhammed’s mother agreed. Thus, until he was about five, the future prophet was raised away from the vice and corruption that characterized the city of Mecca at that time.


After Muhammad’s mother died, when he was about six, his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, assumed responsibility for him. But when Abd al-Muttalib also died about two years later,......

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