KABUL: (MEP) Milad Nabi (PBUH) is being celebrated today (Wednesday) in capital and other provinces of Afghanistan.
Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) the prophet of Islam son of Abdullah, was born in 12th of Rubiulawwal (570 AD) in Mecca city of Saudi Arabia, was the founder and chief prophet of Islam and the source for the Quran. “Muhammad” – whose name means “highly praised” – His father died shortly before his birth, and he lost his mother at the age of six. Muhammad was then raised primarily by his uncle, for whom he worked as a shepherd.
At age 9 (some sources say 12), he joined his uncle on a caravan to Syria.
As a young man, Muhammad worked as a camel driver between Syria and Arabia. Soon he established a career managing caravans on behalf of merchants.
Through his travel first with his uncle and later in his career, Muhammad came into contact with people of many nationalities and faiths, including Jews, Christians and pagans. (Comparison chart: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.)
One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion such Muslims today.
Not only individuals but entire countries take pride in declaring their allegiance to him.
