DAUGHTERS OF HOLY PROPHET (PBUH)
Hazrat Zainab (RA):
Introduction:
She was the eldest daughter of Holy Prophet (PBUH) (after Qasim).
She was born when Holy Prophet (PBUH) was 30 years old.
Life after Marriage:
She was married to her mother’s nephew Abu Al As’ bin Rabi.
Difficulties increased when she accepted Islam but husband did not.
She stayed behind with him when Muslims migrated to Medina.
In 624 A.D. her husband fought against the Muslims in the Battle of Badr and was captured.
Hazrat Zainab sent her mother’s necklace (Hazrat Khadija) for his ransom.
Holy Prophet (PBUH) requested her husband to allow Hazrat Zainab to live in Medina.
Thus Hazrat Zainab returned to her father while her husband was released and returned to
Mekkah.
3 years later, after returning money to the people of Makkans, he became a Muslim and asked
Holy Prophet (PBUH) to go back to Zainab (RA).
Death/Children:
Hazrat Zainab died in 8 A.H/629 A.D before her father.
She was blessed with two children i.e. Umaimah (RA) and Ali (RA).
Hazrat Ruqqiya (RA)
Introduction:
Hazrat Ruqqiya (RA) was three years younger than Hazrat Zainab (RA).
Life after Marriage(s):
She was married to Abu Lahab’s son, Utbah.
Abu Lahab said to his sons, “Unless you both divorce the daughters of Muhammad (SAW), I am
not going to see your faces.”
She wasn’t living with him when Surah Lahab was revealed which says,
“Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and Perish he; His wealth will not avail him or that which he
gained; He will burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame”
After this revelation, Abu Lahab told his son to divorce her, and so she was then married to Hazrat
Usman (RA).
In 615 A.D, she migrated to Abyssinia to escape the persecutions and came back when the boycott
was lifted in 619 A.D.
She migrated to Medina before the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
She was ill at the time of Battle of Badr and for this reason he (PBUH) did not allow Hazrat Usman
to participate in the battle.
Death/Children:
She died in 2 A.H/624 A.D while Holy Prophet (PBUH) was engaged in the battle of Badr.
She had a son named Abdullah, who died at the age of 6.
Hazrat Umm-e- Kulthum (RA)
Introduction:
She was the third daughter of Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Life after Marriages:
She was married to Abu Lahab’s son Utaibah.
Abu Lahab said to his sons, “Unless you both divorce the daughters of Muhammad (SAW), I
am not going to see your faces.”
Surah lahab was revealed to oppose Abu Lahab which says,
“Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and Perish he; His wealth will not avail him or that which
he gained; He will burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame”
After this revelation, Abu Lahab told his son, to divorce her.
She suffered the Boycott at Shib-i-Abi-Talib (valley of Abu Talib) 616-619 A.D.
She stayed in Mekkah, when her father migrated & later migrated to Medina with her step
mother Hazrat Sawdah when the house was completed in Medina.
She was married to Hazrat Usman (RA) after Hazrat Ruqiyyah’s death in 624A.D.
Death/Children:
She died in 630 A.D when her father and husband were away on Tabuk expedition.
She had no children.
Hazrat Fatima (RA)
Introduction:
She was the fourth and youngest daughter of Holy Prophet (PBUH).
She was born in Makkah, few years before Prophethood i.e. 605 A.D.
She was given the title of “Al-Zahra”.
Life in Makkah:
She was very upset at the way Quraish ill-treated her father. She would wash her father’s
head when Makkans threw dirt on him. When Abu Jahl threw camel entails on him, she
washed his clothes.
She stayed in Mekkah, when her father migrated & later migrated to Medina with her step
mother Hazrat Sawdah when the house was completed in Medina.
Someone asked Hazrat Ayesha (R.A), “Who among the people is dearest the messenger of
Allah?” She replied, “Fatimah” and when he asked, “Who among men?” She said, “Her
Husband.”
Life in Medina:
1. She was married to Hazrat Ali (RA), the cousin of Holy Prophet (PBUH), in 624 A.D and lived
in his small house near mosque of Holy Prophet (PBUH). She experienced poverty.
2. In 625 A.D, Battle of Uhad, she tended to Holy Prophet (PBUH) wounds.
3. When Holy Prophet (PBUH) was sick in his last days, she was very upset. He (PBUH) told her
that she would soon join him (PBUH).
4. He (PBUH) loved and respected her so much that he used to stand up to welcome her. Even
when he (PBUH) was sick, he used to give her, his own chair to sit on.
5. On one occasion Holy Prophet (PBUH) told her:
“You are the highest of the women of the people of paradise, except for Maryam
daughter of Imran”.
6. Holy Prophet (PBUH) also said,
“Fatima is a part of my being whosoever annoys her annoys me”.
7. She disagreed with Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) and Hazrat Umer (RA) on the point as to who
should become the Caliph and supported her husband.
Death/Children:
1. She died in 11 A.H/632 A.D, within six months of her father’s death.
2. She was the only daughter of Holy Prophet (PBUH) who outlived him (PBUH).
3. She had two sons named Hazrat Hassan (RA) “the beautiful one” and Hazrat Hussain (RA)
“the little beautiful one”. She was also blessed with two daughters named Zainab (RA) and
Umm-e-Kulthum (RA).
Can Muslims learn from Prophet’s bond with Fatima? Give reasons for your answers. [4]
1. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) respected Hazrat Fatima (RA) by standing when she entered the room.
Thus, Muslims should learn that they should not disrespect their daughters but rather honor
them.
2. He (PBUH) never grieved that he had daughters and no sons. Thus, Muslims should not think that
sons are better than daughters.
3. He (PBUH) had a special bond with Hazrat Fatima (RA) and so she (RA) was happy to get the news
that she would soon follow Holy Prophet (PBUH) after his death. Thus, Muslims should also try to
form such a strong bond with their daughters.
