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The children of the commander of the faithful
(This is) an account
of the children of the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, their number
and names, and a selection of reports about them. The Commander of the
faithful, peace be on him, had twenty-seven children, male and female: 1. Al-Hasan 2. Al-Husayn 3. Zaynab the elder 4. Zaynab the
younger, who was given the kunya Umm Kulthum. Their mother was
Fatima, the blessed, mistress of the women of the worlds, daughter of the master
of those sent by God and the seal of the prophets, the Prophet Muhammad. 5. Muhammad, who was
given the kunya Abu al-Qasim. His mother was
Khawla, daughter of Ja'far b. Qays al-Hanafi. 6. 'Umar 7. Ruqayya They were twins.
Their mother was Umm Habib, daughter of Rabi'a. 8. Al-'Abbas 9. Ja'far 10. 'Uthman 11. 'Abd Allah (The last four) were
martyrs with their brother al-Husayn on the plain of Karbala'. Their mother was
Umm al-Banin, daughter of Hizam b. Khalid b. Darim. 12. Muhammad, the
younger, who was given the kunya Abu Bakr. 13. Ubayd Allah Both of these were
martyrs with their brother al-Husayn on that plain. Their mother was Layla,
daughter of Mas'ud al-Darimi. 14. Yahya His mother was
Asma', daughter of 'Umays al-Khath'ami, may God be pleased with her. 15. Umm al-Hasan 16. Ramla The mother of these
two was Umm Sa'id, daughter of 'Urwa b. Mas'ud al-Thaqafi. 17. Nafisa 18. Zaynab, the
youngest 19. Ruqayya, the
younger 20. Umm Hani' 21. Umm al-Kiram 22. Jumana, who was
given the kunya Umm Ja'far. 23. Umana 24. Umm Salama 25. Maymuna 26. Khadija 27. Fatima These, the blessings
of God be on them, had different mothers. Among the Shi'a, there are those who mention
(another) Fatima, the blessing of God be on her, who was born after the
Prophet. They say that the Apostle of God named her while he was carrying
Muhsin. According to this group there were twenty-eight children of the
Commander of the faithful, the blessing and peace of God be on him. God knows
and judges best. Source - The
Book of Guidance (Kitab al-Irshad), By Shaykh al-Mufid. Translated by I.K.A.
Howard. |