ZaydAlthough Muammad had no natural sons who reached the age of maturity, Islamic sources report that he adopted a man named Zayd shortly before receiving his first revelation. This "son of Muammad" was the Prophet's heir for the next fifteen or twenty years. He was the first adult male to become a Muslim and the only Muslim apart from Muammad whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an. Eventually, Muammad would repudiate Zayd as his son, abolish the