al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
القاسم بن محمد
The Prophet's eldest son by Khadija, from whom his kunya Abu al-Qasim derives; he died young in Mecca.
At a glance
- Roles
- prophetic-family
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The eldest of the Prophet's sons by Khadija bint Khuwaylid; by him the Prophet was given the kunya Abu al-Qasim. He died young in Mecca — none of his sons lived 1.
His account
For young visitors
The Prophet's first child was named al-Qasim, and by him he was nicknamed "Abu al-Qasim"; but he died young in Mecca.
Connections
- Child of
- MuhammadKhadija bint Khuwaylid
- Died in
- Mecca
- Sibling of
- Abdullah ibn MuhammadIbrahim ibn Muhammad
People and things also explored
MuhammadAbdullah ibn MuhammadKhadija bint KhuwaylidMeccaThe Prophet's marriage to KhadijaBanu HashimFatima bint MuhammadThe three years of the secret call
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 473
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 473; zad-al-maad
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Qasim ibn Muhammad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-qasim-ibn-muhammad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.