Draft:Children of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Sources differ regarding the number of children of Ali ibn Abi Talib. In Al-Irshad by Shaykh Mufid and A'lam al-Wara, the number of children of Ali (peace be upon him) is reported as 27; in Kashf al-Ghummah by Al-Irbili 28, in Tadhkirat al-Khawass 34, in Tabaqat by Ibn Sa'd 34, in Yanabi' al-Mawaddah 35, and in Tahdhib al-Kamal 36 are reported[1].
Children of Fatimah (peace be upon her)
The number of the Imam's children in marriage with Lady Fatimah (peace be upon her) was 5, which are:
Hasan al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him)
Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon him)
Zaynab (peace be upon her)
Umm Kulthum
Muhsin[2]
Children of Layla
Layla daughter of Mas'ud was also the wife of the Imam, and he had two children from her, both of whom were martyred in Karbala.
Ubaydullah ibn Ali
Abu Bakr ibn Ali[3]
Children of Umm al-Banin
Umm al-Banin, who was the second most famous wife of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), had four sons, all of whom were martyred in Karbala.
Uthman ibn Ali
Child of Khawla
Khawla daughter of Ja'far ibn Qays was a concubine who was captured in the Battle of Yarmouk and came to Medina. She married the Imam and had a son named Muhammad al-Hanafiyyah.
Concubine
From the concubine of Lady Fatimah (peace be upon her), the Imam had only one son named Muhammad al-Asghar, who was martyred in Karbala.
Children of Asma
Asma daughter of Umayys was the wife of Imam Ali, and he had two children from her[4].
Yahya ibn Ali
Awon ibn Ali
Children of Sahba
The Imam had twin children from her.
Umar ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ruqayyah
Child of Umamah
Umamah daughter of Abi al-As is the granddaughter of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his progeny) through his daughter; from her, he also had a child named Muhammad al-Awsat.
Children of Umm Sa'id
Umm Sa'id is the daughter of Urwah ibn Mas'ud. She married the Imam and had two daughters named Umm al-Husayn and Ramlah al-Kubra.
Child of Mahyya
From Mahyya daughter of Imru' al-Qays, there was only one daughter named Umm Ya'la, who died in childhood.
Daughters whose mothers were concubines
There are thirteen daughters, named: Umm Hani - Maymunah - Zaynab al-Sughra - Ruqayyah al-Sughra - Umm Kulthum al-Sughra - Fatimah - Umamah - Khadijah al-Kubra - Khadijah al-Sughra - Umm Kiram - Umm Salamah - Jumana - Nafisah and Safiyyah
Daughters
Ruqayyah, Umm Hasan, Umm Hani, Fatimah, Zaynab al-Sughra, Maymunah, Nafisah, Khadijah, Umamah, Ramlah al-Kubra, Jumana, Umm Salamah, Ruqayyah al-Sughra, Umm Kulthum al-Sughra, Ruqayyah al-Sughra, Umm Kiram, Umm Ja'far, and according to some reports Sukaynah[5].
Notes
- ↑ Murtada Amili, Al-Sahih min Sirat al-Imam Ali, Vol. 1, pp. 279-280
- ↑ Imam Muhsin
- ↑ Islamic Encyclopedia
- ↑ Children of Imam Ali
- ↑ Murtada Amili, Al-Sahih min Sirat al-Imam Ali, Vol. 1, p. 282