Youth 9
The Makkan Period
Chapter 3 · Event 9
Shepherd in His Youth
580-585 CE Makkah valleys
The Prophet ﷺ worked as a shepherd for the people of Makkah, tending their flocks for small wages. This taught him patience and responsibility.
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