the possesion of the keys and the control of the Sanctuary ; (2) the Siqay-a and the Rifá.da i.e. [...] the exclusive privilege of supplying water and food to the pilgrims secured to the Hashimites a commanding and permanent influence under the able management of Hashim of Al-Mottalib and now of Abd-al-Mottalib who like his father H5.shim was regarded as the Chief of the Sheikhs of Mecca. [...] The date of birth reckoned by the Shi'as as the most authentib is the seventeenth of Rabi' I ; while the Sunnis regard the twelfth of Rabi' I as the correct date. [...] the Ka'ba sanctuary and being gifted by nature with a thoughtful and meditative mind the order and decorum of the house of Abu T5.lib the pious offerings and the devoutful prayers of his priestly self and relations the rigid observance of sacred rites and above all the sacred and awe-inspiring environments of the Sanctuary itself made a strong impression on the mind of Mohammed tending him [...] The stainless character and the honorable bearing of the unobtrusive youth won the respect of his fellow citizens and he received by common consent the title of Al-Ameen i. e. the 'Trustworthy.' t The fame of Mohammed's straight-forwardness and uprightness reached the ears of Khadija Khadija a noble lady of Mecca who was a Core595 A. D. shite.
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