Children of Muhammad

The Children of Muhammad include the three sons and four daughters born to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. All were born to Muhammad's first wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid except one son, who was born to Maria al-Qibtiyya. The fact that only two of his thirteen wives and/or concubines bore him children has been described as "curious" by Cornell University Professor of Near Eastern Studies David S. Powers.

His attitude and treatment towards his children, enshrined in the hadith, is viewed by Muslims as an exemplar to be imitated.

All Muhammad's children, except Fatimah, died before him and it is through Fatimah that Muhammad's lineage continued in the form of the respected Sayyid (meaning lord or sir) and Sharif (meaning noble). His sons never reached adulthood and died as infants. The early deaths of Muhammad's sons has been viewed as being detrimental to the cause of those who advocated that succession should be based upon family inheritance from Muhammad.

Muhammad's children were:

There is much controversy between Sunni and Shia regarding how many daughters were born to Muhammad. While most Sunnis accept that he had four daughters most Shia accept Fatimah as his only actual daughter and that 3 women were already living in the house of Khadijah before her marriage with Muhammad.

M. J. Kister. "THE SONS OF KHADIJA" (PDF). }

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