The Journey to Medina with Aminah and the Farewell at Abwa

When the Prophet Muhammad — peace be upon him — was still a young child, his life was marked by a series of early separations. He had never seen his father, and he had already parted from the home of his wet nurse, Halimah. Now he would travel with his mother Aminah to Medina, to visit the grave of his father and meet his relatives. This journey would become both a warm family memory and the beginning of a final, heartbreaking farewell. As you read, picture the longing building in the heart of a small child.