Hazrat Umme Kulsoom — Page 2
2 Hazrat Khadijah ra gave birth to all the chil- dren of the Holy Prophet sas except for his son Hazrat Ibrahim ra who was born to Hazrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah ra. The Holy Prophet sas had three sons and four daughters from Hazrat Khadijah ra. The names of his three sons were Qasim, Tahir , and Tayyab. In some traditions, Hazrat Tayyab ra is also referred to as Hazrat Abdullah ra. His daughters’ names were Zainab , Ruqayyah , Umme Kulsoom and Fatimah. All of these children of the Holy Prophet sas were born before his claim of prophethood. The Holy Prophet’s kunyat , or parental lineage name, was Abul-Qasim (the Father of Qasim) after his eldest son’s name Qasim. All three sons passed away in childhood, however, the daughters reached adulthood and accepted Islam. ra was six years old when