12 Rabi'ul Awal

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Muhammad s.a.w was born in She'eb Banu Hashim in Makkah. It was a Monday morning in spring, the ninth day of Rabi' Al- Awwal (according to some sources it was twelfth of Rabi' Al-Awwal), to fifty-five days after Abraha's failed attack on Ka'abah. In Arabic, the word elephant is "Feel" and hence the year came to be known as 'Amm Al-Feel (the year of the Elephant). In the Gregorian calendar, the date cprresponds to April 22, 571 C.E

While Aminah was pregnant, she had a dream that a light was emitted from her lower body that illuminated the palaces of Syria. When she went into labor, Shifa bint Amr, the mother of Abdul Rahman bin Auf, served as midwife. Abdul Muttalib received the news of his grandson's birth with joy. He took the newborn to the Ka'abah and invoked Allah's blessing and gave thanks.

Believing his grandson would grow up to be highly praised, Abdul Muttalib named him Muhammad, which means " he who is praised ".

from When the Moon split ( A biography of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w) - Safiur-Rahman Mubarakpuri, Darussalam Publications

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H- salawat buat baginda s.a.w . manusia Agung. kekasih Allah.