ing him from the sun. They told everyone this, and it was well-known and authenticated. [^384]

[^384]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 368; al-Khafājī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, iii, 318; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 753.

Also, as testified to by the monk Bahira, when the Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) went to Damascus at the age of twelve, he saw a cloud casting a shadow over his head, and he pointed this out. [^385]

[^385]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 308; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 631; Tirmidhī, Manāqib, 3 (Bāb: Mājā’ fī Badī’ al-Nubūwwa); al-Mubārakfūrī, Tuḥfat al-Aḥwazī, no: 3699; al-Ḥākim, al-Mustadrak, ii, 615; Ibn Ḥishām, Sīrat al-Nabī, 115.

Again before his prophetic mission, one time God’s Messenger (UWBP) returned from a trading journey he made together with Khadija’s servant, Maysara, when Khadija saw two angels shading him like clouds. She mentioned this to her servant Maysara, and he replied: “I observed the same thing throughout our journey.” [^386]

[^386]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 368; al-Khafājī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, iii, 318; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 753; Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, ii, 65.

The Seventh: It is established in a sound narration that before his prophetic mission, God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) sat down under a tree. Although the place was dried up, it suddenly grew green. The tree’s branches inclined over his head, twisting back and shading him. [^387]

[^387]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 368; al-Khafājī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, iii, 318; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 753.

The Eighth: When the Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace)was small, he stayed in Abu Talib’s house. Whenever he ate together with Abu Talib and his household, they would eat to repletion; whereas when he was not present, they were not satisfied. [^388] This is both well-known and definite. [^389]

[^388]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 367; al-Khafājī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, iii, 315; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 751; Abū Nu‘aym, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 166.

[^389]: Ibn Sa’d, al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā, i, 119-20; Abū Nu‘aym, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, i, 166; Suyūṭī, al-Khaṣā’iṣ al-Kubrā, i, 205.

Also, Umm Ayman, who looked after and served the Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) when he was small, said: “God’s Messenger (UWBP) never complained about being hungry or thirsty, neither when small nor when he was older.” [^390]

[^390]: Qāḍī Iyāḍ, al-Shifā’, i, 368; al-Khafājī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, iii, 325; ‘Alī al-Qārī, Sharḥ al-Shifā’, i, 752; Bayhaqī, Dalā’il al-Nubūwwa, vi, 125.

The Ninth: It is both well-known and definite that unlike other members of her tribe, his wet-nurse Halima al-Sa‘diya’s goats and posses-