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— Dana Gelinas, Sin Puertas Visibles: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Mexican Women, transl by Jen Hofer, (2003)

Sūrah 11 Hūd, verse 47

It was narrated that no one envied and was jealous of Abdul-Mutalib except a man named Uday ibn Nuwfal. He used to be the authoritative figure in Mecca before Abdul-Mutalib arrived. When Abdul-Mutalib came to Mecca and assumed power, Uday became very jealous. One day he said to Abdul-Mutalib: "Don't let this authority get to you, for you are no one but a child among the children of your tribe. You have no children and no servants, so why are you better than us? You were nothing but an orphan in Yathrib until your uncle brought you here and gave you all this authority". Abdul-Mutalib got very angry, and said: "You mock me for my lack of children?! By God, I shall make an oath to him. If he granted me 10 children, and gave me an extra son. I shall sacrifice one of them for my Lord!" At that time, he only had Harith. He married a woman named Fatima bint Amr, whose the mother of Abdullah and Abu Taleb. One day, he was sleeping and he saw a dream where a tree was growing from his back that extended all around the world, with very bright light illuminating from it. He saw Prophet Nuh (as) and Prophet Ibrahim (as) sitting under it. They told him: "We are seeking shade from this tree. May God bless those whom seek shade from it, and curse those who don't". When Abdul-Mutalib wanted that dream interpreted, he was told that a man among his descendants will have his message spread over the world, his presence will be a mercy to the people. Abdul-Mutalib was an avid hunter; one day he became thirsty and drank from a river that's water was colder than ice and sweeter than honey. He entered upon his wife Fatima and she became pregnant with Abdullah. When he was born, a very bright light radiated from his forehead until it reached the skies. When Abdul-Mutalib saw him, he became very joyful. Abdullah used to grow in a day what other children would grow in a year, and the people were very amazed at his beauty and manners. It was also mentioned that Abdullah went through similar situations as Prophet Yousef (as). When Abdullah grew up, Abdul-Mutalib remembered the vow he made, that he'd sacrifice one of his sons. (Bihar al-Anwar, volume 15, pages 76-78).

Then I saw three creatures whose faces were as bright as the sun. One of them had a cloth, where he uncovered a ring that I haven't seen the likes of it before. He washed that ring in water seven times, he then pressed it on the Prophet's shoulder and gave him his saliva and talked to him in a language I didn't understand until he said: "You are now under the protection of Allah. I have instilled belief, knowledge, confidence, logic and bravery in you. You are the best of creation. Touba for those that followed you, and Woe upon those that didn't believe in you". It was narrated that when the Prophet (sawa) was born, Jibreel and Mika'eel entered her house in a form of young humans. They took the Prophet (sawa) from Amina and washed him. Jibreel said to Amina: "O' Amina, we are not washing him from impurity, for he isn't impure. We are washing him from the darkness of your womb". After they washed him and wrapped him with clothes, Amina said: "I heard some sound at the front of my house, so Jibreel went to check the situation and he came back to me and said: 'All of the angels are here to send their salams to the prophet'. The house then became so big that it was able to hold all the angels. (Bihar al-Anwar, volume 15, pages 104 and 272; al-Fadail, page 19).

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Prophet Noah, عليه السلام, called the people to Islam for 950 years. He would call them to believe in Allāh and to Paradise, and they belied him. They would beat him until he would lose consciousness, but he never stopped calling them to Islam. He used to treat the people with good manners even though they treated him poorly. All of the Prophets would call the people in this manner so they could save them from blasphemy and from being tortured in the hereafter. The entire time, the blasphemers would curse Prophet Noah عليه السلام , harm him, bely him, and humiliate him, and Noah would only increase in patience when dealing with them. Whoever wishes to attain a high rank and status follows the Prophets, and not his desires. The one who controls himself and doesn’t reply to bad with bad but rather with good is following the path of the Prophets.