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From: saadat@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Irfan Saadat)
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Subject: Khadija
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Date: 26 Feb 90 15:22:23 GMT
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The question of Khaadija having children before her marriage to Muhammad (S)
has two answers. For the Sunnis All the prophet's children except Ibrahim were
from Khadija. But I was reading booklets published by Al-Balagh Foundation of
Tahran, in which it claimed only Fatima was the daughter from Khadija, Ruqayya
and Um Kalthoum (the consecutive wives of Othman the caliph) were from the
previous marriage of Khadija. Personally speaking I was not aware of this
story (Um Kalthoum and Ruqayyah were step daughters) till I read the pamphelets
on the life of prophet from the Al-Balagh Foundation. I would appreciate
if somebody sheds more light on this subject. The significance of this can
explain why for the Shia's the only desendents of the prophet are from Fatima
and not from Um Kalthoum and Ruqayyah.

Khadija was 40 when the prophet married her, he was 25. Only Ibrahim was born
to the MAria the Copt. The rest were from Khadija.

As you know all His sons died in their infancy, Ruqayyah died while he was at 
the battle of Badr. He ordered Othman to stay behind with her. Then Othman 
married Um Kalthoum, and that's why he is called Zou Al-Nourain (a person 
with two lights).

As far Ibrahim's death, it happened in Madina, and inthe Ahadith his death 
is narrated in different contexts (against astrology). 

Irfan