Children and descendants of Prophet mohamed
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
How many children did the Prophet Mohammed PBUH have - and how can we trace the decendents
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Answer:
Children and descendants of Prophet Mohamed
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The Messenger of Allah (saws)
had seven children: six from his first
marriage to Hadrat Khadijah (r.a.), and
one from Hadrat Maria Kibtiya (r.a.).
From Hadrat Khadijah:
Zainab
Ruqayya
Umm-Kulthoom
Fatema
Qasim
Abdullah
And from Hadrat Maria:
7. Ibrahim.
Your Question: and how can we
trace the decendents
There are many charts which
depict the descendants of Prophet Mohamed (saws) until the 12th, or maximum 20th generations drawn
up by various scholars. But if one
wants to trace all the descendants until today, it would indeed be a tedious task; as Allah Alone knows how many of the descendants may be alive
today.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan