Bahira the monk
بحيرا الراهب
The Christian monk of Busra who, on Abu Talib's caravan stopping there, recognized the boy Muhammad by 'the seal of prophethood' between his shoulder blades, as recorded in his books, and advised returning him to Mecca.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Monk
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Interlocutor · c. 583 CETradition
Christian (documented)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Lived in
- Busra
- Participated in
- The monk Bahira at Busra
People and things also explored
The Prophetic EraAbu Talib ibn Abd al-MuttalibMuhammadThe monk Bahira at BusraMu'adh ibn JabalMus'ab ibn Umayr
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bahira the monk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/bahira/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.