The Holy Qur’an (60:12)
“O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other
thing whatever with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commit adultery (or fornication), that they will not kill their
children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood, and that they will not disobey thee in any just matter,- then do
thou receive their fealty, and pray to Allah for the forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”.
Here the reference is made to the Pre-Islamic Arab custom of burying new born girls alive. If this was not bad enough, the Prophet
(saw) was mocked and teased that he did not have an heir, since he only had a daughter Fatima (pbuh). One day ‘Aas bin wael, who
was one of the leaders of the Mushrikeen of Makkah saw the Holy Prophet (saw) coming out of Masjidul-Haraam. So he stopped and
conversed with him for some while. Meanwhile, some other elders of Mushrikeen who were inside the mosque were observing this.
When the conversation was over and ‘Aas came inside the mosque, the group asked, “O ‘Aas! Whom were you chatting to?” He
responded by saying, “With that person who is Abtar”.
Abtar means “Tail-less”, a person whose progeny has been cut off. The Holy prophet (saw) had two sons from Khadeeja (as) namely
Qasim and Tahir. Since both of them had died, leaving the prophet without any sons, the pagan arabs started calling the prophet
(saw) Abtar.
As a result of continuously being mocked regarding this the following verses of the Qur’an were revealed.
The Holy Qur’an (108: 1-3)
“Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar (a pure spring in Paradise). Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord a