two years later his grandfather died. Luckily he was taken in by his uncle Abu Talib, but unfortunately his uncle didn't have the money to send Muhammad to school so he tended to his uncle's livestock (Martson 16). When Muhammad was older his uncle had him help with his trade dealings and due to his reliability and honesty in these transactions he came to be called Al Amin which means "the trustworthy" (Martson 22).
             During Muhammad's life Mecca was a busy town. This was because of its location which made it a prime stopping place for caravans and traders (Martson 17). In Mecca's center stood the Ka'ba. The Ka'ba was an ancient shrine to many of the Arabian gods, including Allah. It had an unusual black stone, which was considered sacred, embedded in one corner (Cook 14). When the Ka'ba shrine needed repaired men from several clans worke
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