Goat herding ( History of Muhammad )

Which caused him more thoughtful and thought, is his job herding goats since in his youth was. He was tending the family sheep and goat population of Mecca. With joy he mentioned the times they experienced at the time that herding. Among others he said: "The prophets were sent from God goatherd." And he said again: "Moses was sent, he goatherds, David was sent, he goatherd, I was sent, also in Ajyad family goatherd."

Goatherd who was light-hearted, loose in a free air in the daytime, in the glow of the stars when the night was enthroned, to find a compatible place for thought. He was so dreamy in the natural situation, because he wanted to see something behind it. In the various manifestations of nature he was seeking an interpretation of the creation of this universe. He saw himself. Because his heart is light, the living heart, he saw himself as separate from the universe. Was not he also inhaled the air, and if not so mean death? Had he not turned on by sunlight, bathed in moonlight, and his presence relating to the stars and the whole of nature? The stars and the universe that looked stretched in front of it, relate to one another in a preset arrangement, the sun is not supposed to be chasing the moon or night will precede the afternoon. If the group is in front of a goat that Muhammad was requested for consciousness and attention lest the wolf that will pounce on the sheep, not to - during his duty in the interior of it - there are the sheep going astray, whether it is the awareness and strength that keeps the composition of the strong nature of this ?

Thought and reflection thus making it far from all worldly thoughts of human passions. He was taller than that so there is a fake life in vain will be evident in his presence. Therefore, in deeds of Muhammad and his behavior to avoid a desecration of all names that have been given to him by the inhabitants of Mecca, and it is there: Al-Amin.

All this is proved by the testimony that he told then, that when he was herding goats with his friends. One day his heart said, that he wanted to play like other boys. This is to say to his friend in one evening, that he wanted to go down to Mecca, playing like the boys in the dark of night, and asked his friend for taking the goat herds that. But once on the tip of Mecca, his attention drawn to a wedding and he was present at that place. But suddenly he fell asleep. The next night he came again to Makkah, with the same purpose. She heard the beautiful music, though down from the sky. He sat listening. Then slept again until morning.

So determine what effect all of Mecca's appeal against heart and soul that was so crowded with thoughts and reflections? Also what the hell does it mean all the charm that we have described was also resented by those far below the dignity of Muhammad?

He therefore spared from the defect. A very nice it feels right, is when he is thinking or contemplation. And the life of thought and contemplation and pleasure to work minimally as herding goats, not a way of life that brought him abundant wealth. And did not care that Muhammad ever. In his life he was distancing himself from any influence of the material. What's the point when he chased it into her luggage she had never been interested? Needed in this life as long as she can still connect her life.

Was not he also once said: "We are a group who only eat when hungry, and when it does not eat your fill?" Was not he also have known people who live in poverty and asked that people are always happy to face sorrows of life? The way people pursue wealth with greed wanted to fulfill his desires, which was never known of Muhammad during his life. Soul of the greatest pleasures, is the feel of this natural beauty and invites people meditate. A great pleasure, that only a few known people. Muhammad felt the pleasure of growth since the first that has shown the world since his youth are the memories that always live in his soul, which invites people to live not only concerned with the world. It started since the death of his father when he was still in the womb, then her mother's death, then death of his grandfather. Such enjoyment does not require great wealth, but wealth requires a strong soul. so people can know: how he kept himself and customize it with inner life.

If at that time was Muhammad allowed to be so, surely he would not be attracted to the property. With the situation that he will remain happy, as with the shepherds thinkers, who have incorporated into their inner nature and has been, nor will they be in the arms of the natural heart.

But Abu Talib his uncle - as we have mentioned earlier, living in poverty and many children. From his nephew that he expects will be able to provide additional good fortune to be gained from the owners of the goat goat shepherd. One time he heard the news, that Khadija bint Khuwailid Quraishi hired people to run their trade. Khadija was a wealthy woman and respected merchant, hired someone who will trade his treasure. Derived from the Family (Banu) Asad, he grew rich after he married twice Makhzum family, so he became a Mecca of the richest residents. He runs it with the help of his father's wares Khuwailid and few people trust.Some leaders of Quraish had proposed to her, but declined. He was sure they were applied only because looking at the treasure. Even if such efforts were being developed.