Al-Qasim Son of the Prophet (s)

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Al-Qasim Son of the Prophet (s)
An old photo of the mausoleum of Lady Khadija (a) and her son, al-Qasim in al-Ma'lat Cemetery.
An old photo of the mausoleum of Lady Khadija (a) and her son, al-Qasim in al-Ma'lat Cemetery.
LineageBanu Hashim
Place of BirthMecca
Burial Placeal-Ma'lat Cemetery


Al-Qāsim (Arabic: القاسِم), the son of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Lady Khadija (a), was born in Mecca before Bi'that. He passed away in his childhood.[1] According to some reports, he passed away when he was only 2 years old.[2] Prophet Muhammad's (s) teknonym, Abu l-Qasim was derived from the name of his son.

According to a number of historical reports, after the demise of al-Qasim, al-'As b. Wa'il called Prophet Muhammad (s) "al-Abtar" (a person without a progeny and offspring) as he had no sons, which led to revelation of Sura al-Kawthar.[3] This story is also reported about the demise of 'Abd Allah, the other son of the Prophet (s).[4]


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Notes

  1. Ibn Ishaq, Sira ibn Ishaq, p.245; Ibn Hisham, al-Sira al-nabawiyya, vol.1, p.190.
  2. Diyarbakri, Tarikh al-Khamis, vol.1, p.273; al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, vol.2, p.166.
  3. Ibn Ishaq, Sira ibn Ishaq, p.245; Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidaya wa al-nihaya, vol.3, p.104.
  4. Al-Baladhuri, Ansab al-ashraf, vol. 1, p. 138-139.

References

  • Ibn Kathir Damishqi, Isma'il. Al-Bidaya wa al-nihaya. Beirut: Dar al-Fikr.
  • Ibn Hisham, 'Abd al-Malik. al-Sira al-nabawiyya. Beirut: Dar al-Ma'rifa.
  • Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad. Sira ibn Ishaq , (al-musamma bi) Kitab al-siyar wa l-maghazi .Tehran: Daftar-i Mutali'at-i Tarikh Wa Ma'arif Islami, 1410/1989.
  • Al-Baladhuri, Ahmad b. Yahya, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1st edition, Beirut, Dar al-Fikr, 1417/1996.
  • Diyarbakri, Husayn b. Muhammad, Tarikh al-khamis fi ahwal anfus al-nafis, Beirut, Dar al-Sadir.