The Prophet
Muḥammad (ph&hp),
the last prophet of Allāh,
the 1st infallible of
Islām
Kunya
:
’Abul Qāsim.
Name:
Muḥammad
(ph&hp), meaning much praised.
Titles of honour:
1. al-Muṣṭafā,
meaning the selected one.
2. Rasūl
ul-lāh, meaning the apostle of Allāh
3. Nabīy
ul-lāh, meaning the prophet of Allāh.
4. Ḥabib
ul-lah, meaning he who is beloved by
Allāh
.
5. Khātam
un-Nabiyyīn, meaning the seal of the prophets.
Father
’s name
:
ʿAbd ul-lāh
(a.s.), meaning the obedient of Allāh
Mother
’s name:
’Āminah
(a.s.), daughter of Wahab.
Date of birth:
17th (or 12th)
Rabi
ʿ (I)
of the 53rd year B.H., known as the year of elephant (570 AD).
The blessed place of birth:
The holy city of Makkah.
Lifetime:
63 H. years.
Duration of prophecy:
23 H. years.
Date of departure:
28 Ṣafar, 11 A.H. (632
AD).
The blessed city of burial:
The holy city of Medina, al-Ḥijāz
Number of children:
3 sons and 4 daughters.