عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ بَدْءِ أَمْرِكَ قَالَ ((دَعْوَةُ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَبُشْرَى عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَأَتْ أُمِّي نُورًا أَضَاءَتْ مِنْهَا قُصُورُ الشَّامِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, O Messenger of Allah! What was the beginning of your matter? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The supplication of my father Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the glad tidings of Isa (peace be upon him), and my mother saw a light which illuminated the palaces of Syria.