The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 149
IV - Early Life 149 the appellation Abul-Qāsim after the name of his eldest son, named Qāsim. All of the sons of Muḥammad sa passed away in childhood. However, all of his daughters grew to adulthood and accepted Islām. The progeny of none of his daughters lived on except for his youngest daughter Fāṭimatuz-Zahrā ra. His eldest daughter, Zainab ra , was married to Abul-‘Ās bin Rabī‘ who was one of the relatives of Ḥaḍrat Khadījah ra. Zainab ra bore Abul-‘Ās a son named ‘ Alī and a daughter named ’Umāmah ra. The son died in infancy, but the daughter grew old and was married to Ḥaḍrat ‘ Ali ra after the demise of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra. However, the progeny of ’Umāmah ra did not live on. Muḥammad sa held ’Umāmah ra very dear to himself. Abul-‘Ās ra did not accept Islām for many years after the Ḥijrah to Madīnah due to which Zainab ra was subjected to various hardships. Zainab ra passed away in the life time of the Holy Prophet sa. Ruqayyah ra and Ummi Kulthūm ra were married to the two sons of the paternal uncle of Muḥammad sa named Abū Lahab. Their names were ‘ Utbah and ‘ Utaibah. However, in the age of Islām when Abū Lahab began to fiercely oppose the Prophet sa their marriages were nullified prior to the finalization of their marriage. After this Ruqayyah ra and Ummi Kulthūm came into the matrimonial tie of Ḥaḍrat ‘ Uthmān bin ‘Affān ra one after the other. This is why he is also referred to as Dhun-Nūrain , which means ‘The Possessor of Two Lights’. However, the progeny of both these noble ladies did not advance. Ruqayyah ra had a son ‘ Abdullāh as who passed away and Ummi Kulthūm ra had no children at all. Ruqayyah ra passed away during the time period of the Battle of Badr and Ummi Kulthūm ra died after the Fall of Makkah. Fāṭimah ra , who was the youngest daughter of Muḥammad sa , was most dear to him. After the migration, she was given in marriage to Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra from whom two sons, Ḥasan ra and Ḥusain ra were born. Their descendants are known as ‘Syed’. Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra passed away six months subsequent to the demise of the Holy Prophet sa. 1 The children of Ḥaḍrat Khadījah ra from her first two husbands were two sons named Hind and Hāllah as well as a daughter named Hind. By the grace of God, all of them accepted Islām. 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 8, Dhikru Banāti Rasūlillāhi sa - Fāṭimata binti Rasūlillāh sa , p. 257, Dārul-Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, First Edition (1996) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 4, p. 336, Bābun Fī Dhikri Aulādihil-Kirām, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)