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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ & his foster mother, Halima Saadia:
When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was still an infant, a group of ladies visited Makkah to take the new born babies to the open desert environment as per custom of the town.
Muhammad ﷺ was entrusted to Halima Sadia
Halima Saadia, from Banu Saad tribe, was that fortunate lady who took Muhammad ﷺ, then just an-eight-day-old, for foster care.
The other ladies of the group could get babies of rich families, but Halima opted for this orphan as his father, Abdullah, had died before his birth
Her companions were apparently happy with their findings but nobody knew that Halima was carrying a baby that was to become arguably the greatest personality in human history. He was gifted with blessings from Almighty Allah. And it occurred instantly.
Her breast was filled with milk; her mount got strength and ran ahead of the caravan.
When she arrived home her goats gave much more milk for the family. Halima realized it was not just a normal baby, but an angel of blessings.
When Halima Saadia brought the blessed child home, she had a daughter named Shaima and her sucking son, Abdullah. Shaima was about five years old and she used to help her mother take care of Muhammad ﷺ. She would bath him and take him for walks and always embraced him with love
Shaima witnessed a change that happened in her family from poverty to comfort because of the blessing of this child. Shaima, The foster sister of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ loved him very much.
She used to sing songs about him and say: “Our Lord! Keep Muhammad ﷺ alive for us so that I can see him become an adolescent, then a leader. Suppress his enemies and those who are envious of him, and give him everlasting glory!”
The time of 24 months passed swiftly and the occasion came when young Muhammad ﷺ was to depart from Halima. Shaima was also shocked and very sad to see him go. Halima brought the child back to Makkah but she wept while separating him from her breast
Mother Amina was moved by her love and gave the child back to Halima to be raised in Banu Saad region near Taif. It is said that Muhammad (ﷺ) returned to Makkah when he was about five years of age. He lived in the loving arms of his real mother Amina only for one more year.
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