Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Blessed Family, Relatives, Belongings and Blessed Animals of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ

Family of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  1

Genealogy Chart:

·         Fihar (title: Quraysh)

·         Ghalib

·         Luwai

·         Kab

·         Murrah

o    Branch 1: Yaqazah -> Makhzoom -> Imran -> Aaiz -> Amr -> Fatimah (Paternal grandmother)

o    Branch 2: Kilaab

§  Sub-branch 2a: Qusai -> Abd Manaf -> Hashim -> Abd Muttalib -> Abdullah

§  Sub-branch 2b: Zuhrah -> Abd Manaf -> Wahb -> Aaminah

§  Sub-branch 2c: Qusay -> Abdul Daar -> Uthman -> 'Abdul 'Uzzaa -> Barrah (Maternal grandmother)

Parents:

Abdullah & Aaminah -> MUHAMMAD صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Paternal Uncles:

Harith, Abu Lahab, Zubayr, Hamzah, Abu Taalib, Abbas, Dirar, Hajj, Muqawwim, Abd Al-Ka'bah, Ghaidaq, Quthum

Maternal Uncles:

Abd Yaghuth, 'Umayr, Aswad

Paternal Aunts:

Arawa, Safiyyah, Umm Hakeem, 'Aatikah, Umaymah, Barrah

Maternal Aunts:

Fakhita Bint Amr, Fari'ah Bint Wahb

1.     This map of the Family of the Prophet has been made with the help of the different pages of as-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah of Ibn Hisham vol. 1, al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah vol. 1, Subul al-Huda war-Rashad vol. 1, and Sharh al-Zurqani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 4.

2.     There is a difference of opinion about the number of the uncles of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. We have mentioned all the names. Biographers have a consensus on the first nine names, whereas the last three names have been mentioned by the author of Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah with reference to Dhakhaair al-Uqba fee Manaqib Dhawi al-Qura.

Milk relatives of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم 1

Milk Father:

·         Harith Bin Abdul 'Uzza

Milk Mothers:

·         Sayyidah Aaminah: The Beloved Prophet's صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mother, Sayyidah Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا suckled him for 7 days.

·         Haleemah Sa'diyya: Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم spent most of his period of suckling and also his childhood at her home. When she came to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم spread his own shawl for her.

·         Umm Farwa

·         A woman of Banu Saad: Sayyiduna Hamzah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُ also suckled from her. Therefore, he is also the milk brother of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as well as his uncle.

·         Sayyidah Thuwaybah: She was the maidservant of Abu Lahab. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and Sayyidah Khadija رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا would greatly respect her. He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would also send clothes, etc., to her from Madinah al-Munawwarah.

·         Two women from Banu Sulaym: When he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was being taken to Banu Saad, these women nursed him that time.

Milk Brothers & Sisters:

·         Sayyiduna Hamzah: Who is his paternal uncle and also his milk brother.

·         Abu Sufyan bin Harith: The paternal cousin of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. In the beginning, he was against Islam, but then embraced Islam at a later stage.

·         Abu Salamah bin Abdul Asad: He is amongst those who embraced Islam in the early days. Sayyidah Thuwaybah suckled Sayyiduna Hamra and Abu Salamah along with the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

·         Masrooh bin Thuwaybah: The son of Thuwaybah, who was the milk mother of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

·         Hafs bin Harith: Abdullah bin Harith, the son of Sayyidah Haleemah; some have written his name as Damrah.

·         Unaysah bint Harith: The daughter of Sayyidah Haleemah.

·         Shaymaa bint Harith: The daughter of Sayyidah Haleemah. The latter would greatly take care of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in his childhood. When she came to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم spread his shawl for her, and giving her gifts, bid her farewell.

Referance:

1 This information has been taken from different pages of as-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah of Ibn Hisham vol. 1, al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah vol. 1, and Subul al-Huda war-Rashad vol. 1.

Mothers of Believers 1

Referance:

1 This information has been taken from ‘Sharh al-Zurqaani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 4, Usd al-Ghabah vol. 7, Subul Al-Huda Wal-Rashad vol. 4 and Al-Mukhtasar al-Kabir fi Seerat-ar-Rasool’.

2 The real name of Sayyidah Juwayriyah and Sayyidah Maymuna was Barrah. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم changed this name. Their respective fathers are two different people who both shared the same name, Harith.

Blessed Offspring


Referance:

1 Meaning the age of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم at the time of the birth of that child.

2 This son was born to Sayyidah Mariya. Apart from him, all the sons and daughters of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم were born to Sayyidah Khadija.

Ghazawaat (battles) and Saraya (expeditions) of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

It has been said that the number of battles which took place in the blessed era of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is 100. Many of them are such battles in which the need to even lift a sword did not arise. According to some research, in all these Ghazawaat and Saraya, 181 blessed companions were martyred, whereas 202 non-Muslims were killed. In this way, the total number of people who died in them is 383. From this, it has become obvious that the Ghazawaat and Saraya which took place in the age of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم were for the pursuit of peace and safety. The statistics of the Ghazawaat and Saraya are as follows:

Name of the Battle

Muslims who were martyred

Disbelievers who were killed

The Ghazwah of Badr

14

70

The Ghazwah of Saweeq

02

-

The Sariyya of pursuing Ka’ab bin Ashraf

-

01

The Ghazwah of Uhud

70

22

The Ghazwah of Hamra al-Asad

01

The Sariyya of Raji’

07

-

The Sariyya of Bir Ma’oona

27

-

The Ghazwah of Trench

06

03

The Sariyya Abdullah bin Ateeq

-

01

The Ghazwah of Banu Quraydha

-

-

The Ghazwah of Dhi Qarad

02

01

The Ghazwah of Banu Mustaliq

01

-

The Ghazwah of Khayber

20

02

The Ghazwah of Wadi Qura

01

-

The Ghazwah of Mu’tah

11

-

 

The Conquest of Makkah

03

17

 

The Ghazwah of Hunain

04

84

 

The Ghazwah of Taif

13

01

 

Total

181

202

 

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم reached Banu Quraydha with an army in order to punish the Jews for breaking their pact. The Jews became exasperated by the siege and finally surrendered and said that Sayyiduna Sa’ad bin Mu’adh should make a decision about them. In the light of the decision made by Sayyiduna Sa’ad, those who fought for them were killed. In this way, these deaths did not occur in the battlefield. 

Some things which were in the general use of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم 1

Scissors

(Named Jami’)

A kohl bottle

(In order to use it to apply Ithmid kohl at the time of sleeping), a kohl stick (made of wood for applying kohl)

Kohl stick

A wooden stick for applying kohl

A stick

(Named Mamshuq)

A small box

(King Muqawqis sent it as a gift. It used to be with the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم during journeys: it contained five things: a comb, a kohl bottle, scissors, a Miswak, and a mirror).

A tub

(A brass utensil used for washing clothes).

A large brass utensil

(Named Saah)

A staff

(Due to which he is referred to as ‘Sahib al-Hirawah’)

A traditional woven bed

(Which was in the home of Sayyidatuna Aaishah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا. It was presented by As’ad bin Zurarah and its legs were made of teak.)

A leather pillow

(Stuffed with date tree bark)

Leather bedding

(Stuffed with date tree bark)

Mikhdab

(A large tray made of stone with which he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would perform Wudu).

A mirror

(Named Mudilla)

A comb

(Made of ivory).

Blessed sandals

(Were made of hairless leather with two shoelaces on each for tying).

A chair

(Whose legs were made of iron or dark wood).

A dining mat

(At which he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would sit and eat food).

A mat

(A mat on which he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would offer Salah in the night and sit during the day.)

Imamas

(Black, Grey, Yellow Saffron, White, Red Striped, Green)

Reference:

1 Sharh al-Zurqani ‘Ala al-Mawahib, vol. 5, pg. 93-97

RIDING ANIMALS OF BELOVED PROPHET صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

·         She-camels: Qaswa, Adba, Jad’a

·         Mule: Duldul

·         Donkey: Yafoor 1

Camels

Salab, Jamal Ahmar, Askar, Sahri, And many camels whose names are not well-known.

White Rooster

Goats

(Ten goats which would give milk; Sayyidah Umm Ayman would take them to graze.)

Barakah, Zamzam, Qamar, Warshah, Ujrah, Atraaf, Suqy’a, Atlal, Yaman, Ghawtha or Ghaytha

Twenty milk-giving camels would graze out of Madinah and 2 large leather pouches of milk would be brought daily at night.2

Reference:

1 Subul al-Huda war-Rashad, Chapter on his Animals, vol. 11, pg. 419-420

2 Sharh al-Zurqani ‘Ala al-Mawahib vol. 5, pg. 109-112


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