Ramadan, 2009 - Abdullah and Amina

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World

Ramadan 2009 / 1430: August 22 - September 20

Abdullah and Amina, Mohammed's Parents

For Wednesday 26 August

"Loving Muslims Through Prayer"

Relatively little is known of the lives of Mohammed’s parents. The father of Mohammed, Abdullah, lived from AD 545-570. His full name was Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib. Allah is the word for “God” in Arabic. Abd Allah means “servant or slave of God.” Abdullah died six months before Mohammed was born. It is not known when Amina, the mother of Mohammed, was born. Her name means “trustworthy or faithful.” It is said that Amina, took Mohammed to visit his maternal uncles of the an-Najjar tribe, in Medina. On her way back to Mecca, she died when Mohammed was just six years old, leaving him an orphan. Mohammed went to live with his grandfather and then with an uncle.

Prayer Starters

• Pray for the millions of living Abdullahs and Aminas around the world, that they would discover the the Messiah.
• Pray that the Abdullahs could discover real freedom as servants of God’s anointed King, Jesus.
• Pray for each woman named Amina, that she might discover that Jesus is the most trustworthy one.
• As you pray with your family today, remember to pray for and bless the whole family.

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