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29 29 cemetery. Nowadays, however, there is no sign of any tomb or grave- stone on the graves. It is therefore difficult to locate their graves. Daughters of The Holy Prophet From among the daughters of Hazrat Khadijah ra and the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw , Zainab ra was the eldest. Ruqayyah ra was three years younger than her and Umme Kulsoom ra was a year younger than Ruqayyah ra. Hazrat Khadijah ra took great care in their upbringing. Love of Islam was inculcated in their hearts. They also inherited qualities like generosity, sympathy for the poor and faithfulness to their husbands, from their revered mother. Zainab ra Zainab ra was born five years after the marriage, and ten years before the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was appointed as the Messenger of Allah. When Zainab ra reached a marriageable age, the Holy Prophet saw and Hazrat Khadijah ra , gave her hand in marriage to a young man called Abul‘Aas. Abul‘Aas was the son of Hazrat Khadijah’s ra sister Haallah. He was a successful trader and was known for his honesty in the Arab society. Khadijah ra was very fond of him and looked upon him as her own son. Zainab ra had accepted Islam but Haallah and her son Abul‘Aas had not become Muslims at that early stage.