Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 93
Mahzarnama 93 So, for instance, the sons of Abu Jahl survived, those of Aas survived, those of Waleed also remained alive (although their progeny accepted Islam later on and some of them were counted among the notable Companions of the Holy Prophet sa ). When the incident of Hadhrat Zaid occurred, misgivings stirred up in the hearts of some people that the Holy Prophet had married the divorcee of Zaid—who was his adopted son—and this was a contravention of the teachings of Islam, because marrying one's daughter-in-law is not permissible. Then Allah, the Exalted, said that: Your misconception regarding Zaid being the "son" of Muhammad sa , the Messenger of Allah, is invalid. Hadhrat Muhammad sa is indeed not the father of any adult male. The Arabic phrase maa kaana does not simply mean that "he is not a father at the present time," but it also means "he will also not be a father, even in the future," e. g. , the Holy Quran states: Allah is the Mighty, the Wise. (4:166) i. e. , Allah was the Mighty, the Wise; he still is so, and will continue to be so in future. The aforementioned declaration was naturally bound to create another doubt. In Mecca, it was proclaimed through Surah Al- Kauthar that the enemies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa will remain deprived of male progeny whereas the Holy Prophet sa would not be so deprived. But, several years later, it was now announced in Medina that Muhammad sa , the Messenger of Allah, was at that time not the father of an adult male—nor will he ever be, in future—which implies that the prophecy contained in Surah Al-Kauthar (God forbid) proved to be false and the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was suspect! It was in this context that Allah, the Exalted stated: