Left an orphan, he was reared first by a grandfather, then an uncle. At 12, Moslem writers say, he went with his uncle on a caravan journey to Syria. Not a few Christian hermits then lived on the borders of the Syrian desert; one whom the boy met predicted he would become a prophet. Young Muhammad, quiet and withdrawn, may have shown signs of deep thought and insights that characterized his adult years. We don't know. Legends of the Prophet eventually filled hundreds of volumes but give few facts on his childhood (226:1)

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