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An Account of the Prophet’s Children

It is narrated through authentic chains of narrators from Imam Sadiq

(a.s.) that Lady Khadija bore Qasim and Tahir, alias Abdullah, and Umm

Kulthum, and Ruqaiyyah and Zainab, and Fatima, who was married to Amirul

Momineen (a.s.). Zainab married Abul Aas bin Rabiah from Bani Umayyah;

and Uthman bin Affan married Umm Kulthum, but before she was taken to

his house she departed from this life. When the Holy Prophet (S) was

about to march to the Battle of Badr, he gave Uthman his other daughter,

Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that among the children of the Prophet were Qasim,

Zainab was married to Abul Aas bin Rabiah from Bani Umayyah. Umm Kulthum

was married to Uthman bin Affan. But before she could be sent to his

house as a bride, she passed away. Then the Holy Prophet (S) proceeded

for the Battle of Badr, and married Ruqaiyyah to Uthman. Ibrahim was

born to the Prophet except through Lady Khadija, except for Ibrahim who

was born from Mariya, the Copt. It is well known that the Prophet had

three sons: The eldest was Qasim from whom the Prophet was given the

Qasim was born before Prophet’s declaration of prophethood, and his

second son, Abdullah, was born after that event, for which reason he was

surnamed Tayyib and Tahir. The third was Ibrahim and it is said that the

Holy Prophet (S) had five sons: Apart from Abdullah, they think that

Tayyib and Taher are two other sons. But the first report is more famous

and correct. It is well known that Qasim was born before Abdullah but

some people say to the contrary and there is consensus that both died in

It is well known that the Holy Prophet (S) had four daughters all from