Daughters of the Prophet Muhammad, who are they?

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the greatest personality in Islam. It was he who became the founder of the religion of monotheism, leaving after his death to the Islamic community the sacred scripture - the Koran. The entire branch of descendants goes back to the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad - Fatima. It is from her children that the noble family continues.

What were the names of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad

The Prophet had seven children in total. Six of them were born by one woman, the wife of Khadija bint Khuwaylid. The seventh son, Ibrahim, was born by the last wife Mariyat (Mary Coptic). Four of all the children are daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. Three of them died before the death of the envoy. And only one outlived her father by 6 months. All three sons died in childhood. The first baby, Kasim, died when he was 2 years old. The sixth boy, Abdullah, and the seventh, Ibrahim, passed away in infancy.

The names of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad are:

• Zainab;
• Rukiya;
• Ummu Kulthum;
• Fatima.

All the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad were believing girls, God-fearing and completely followed the teachings of their father.

Zaynab bint Muhammad

The girl was a long-awaited child. Her birth made the envoy happy. They began to marry the beauty at the age of 11 years. The most noble families of Mecca and men from the Quraysh tribe fought for the right to marry her. But the choice fell on Abul-As, the nephew of Khadija, Zainab's mother. The guy asked for the girl's hand, to which he was answered with consent. The marriage took place at a time when Muhammad had not yet begun his mission as a prophet.

The girl was happily married, from which two children were born - the girl Umamah and the boy Ali. The first grandson of the messenger died small, and the granddaughter outlived her grandfather, who loved her so much that he even allowed her to sit on his shoulder during prayer.

When Muhammad began his prophecy, Zainab followed her father without hesitation by converting to Islam. Husband Abul-As refused to accept the faith of monotheism, fearing the wrath of the tribe for refusing the faith of his ancestors.

Soon the prophet and his family moved to Medina. Zainab had to stay with her husband in Mecca. Then there was the famous battle "Badr" between believing Muslims and pagans. The Muslims won, captured the survivors, among whom was the son-in-law of the prophet.

When the Meccans wanted to make an exchange,the prophet was given a necklace for Abul-As. And he saw that this jewel belonged to his daughter, and it, in turn, was given to her by mother Khadija. And Zainab's husband was released, but on the condition that he part with his wife and let her go to her father in Medina. The girl was released, but due to unrest among the people, she fell off her camel and lost the child she was carrying in the womb.

After 6 years, Abul-As is again captured by the Muslims, but this time he is released along with his property, as Zainab stood up for him. Having returned everything to the owners, the man pronounced a certificate of acceptance of Islam, and left Mecca for Medina to his family. A year after the reunion of the couple, Zainab dies from the effects of a fall from a camel.

Rukiya bint Muhammad

The girl married the son of the Meccan Abu Lahab. But he forced his son to give her a divorce, after which Rukiya became Usman's wife. They had a son who soon died. The young woman was ill and her husband was caring for her, which was an obstacle to his participation in the Battle of Badr. Rukiya died on the day of the victory of Muslims over the pagans.

Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad

The girl became the wife of another son of Abu Lahab, but also divorced him, like her older sister Rukiya. After the death of her sister, she married Usman (the husband of her late sister). Then Usman received the nickname "Zunnurayn", which meant "the owner of two lights".

However, according to another version, he was called that because he spent many nights in prayer and reading the Koran. Since it is believed that the Qur'an is "light" and nightprayer is also "light." The third daughter of the prophet died 9 years after moving to Medina.

Fatima bint Muhammad

The girl was born shortly before the start of the prophetic mission, according to some sources, somewhere in 5 years. She became the youngest and most beloved daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. She loved her father very much and was like two drops of water like him.

From childhood, she studied Islam, was a believer and a modest girl. Fatima was always close to her father, she was a witness to all the oppression and persecution that the prophet was subjected to.

When the girl became an adult, the most eminent men began to woo her. Even Abu Bakr and Umar were among them. But the prophet gave preference to Ali ibn Abu Talib. The couple were happily married, from which four children were born: 2 daughters and 2 sons. Sons Hassan and Hussein became the only descendants of their kind.

Fatima - the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, who became the only wife of her husband, despite the fact that he could marry again, Ali did not bring another woman into the house. She died 6 months after the death of her father. Ali's husband himself carried out the washing of the body of the deceased and buried it in an unknown place for political reasons.

All the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad were deeply religious, they stood idle at night in worship of the Almighty.