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All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of all the worlds. Peace and blessings
be upon the Messenger, his household and companions. Fellow
Muslims! Fear Allaah as He should be feared. Fear of Allaah is a
reminder for His devoted servants and it is safety from His
punishment.
“O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you
keep your duty (to Allaah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose
heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be
moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.” (Al-Ahzaab
33:32)
Anas also related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said, "Love Allah for the gifts that He gives you;
love me for the sake of Allah; and love the People of my House for I
love them."
They are blessed and great women. Foremost among them is that
intelligent and wise woman, Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, the religious
and noble woman. “Islam did not rise except through Ali's sword and
Khadija's wealth," a Shiaa saying goes.
She grew up upon virtuous characters and manners. She was chaste
and gracious. She was known among Makkah womenfolk as ‘the pure
woman’. The Messenger of Allaah married her and she became an
excellent wife for him. She supported him with her life, wealth and
wisdom. During his sorrowful days, he would seek shelter with her and
confide in her.
About her
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Her father name; Khuwaylid ibn (son of) Asad ibn Abdul-`Uzza ibn
Qusayy belonged to the clan of Banu Hashim of the tribe of Banu Asad.
Khadija's father, who died around 585 A.D., belonged to the Abd al-
`Uzza clan of the tribe of Quraysh and, like many other Qurayshis, was
Her mother : Khadija's mother, who died around 575 A.D., was
Fatima daughter of Za'ida ibn al-Asam of Banu `Amir ibn Luayy ibn
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
ibn Qusayy, Allah's peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny.
died one year before the Hijra (migration of the Holy Prophet and his
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followers from Mecca to Medina) in 623 A.D. at the age of 58, but
By 585 A.D., Khadija was left an orphan. Despite that, and after
having married twice- and twice lost her husband to the ravaging wars
with which Arabia was afflicted- she had no mind to marry a third time
though she was sought for marriage by many honorable and highly
quite famous due to her business dealings. She simply hated the
Her first husband was Abu (father of) Halah Hind ibn Zarah who
belonged to Banu `Adiyy, and the second was Ateeq ibn `Aaith. Both
men belonged to Banu Makhzoom. By her first husband, she gave birth
to a son who was named after his father Hind and who came to be one
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for describing the Prophet's physique; he was martyred during the
Battle of the Camel in which he fought on the side of Imam Ali ibn Abu
Talib (as), although some historians say that he died in Basrah. All
righteousness and generosity, and one who took extreme caution while
birth by Abu Halah to two other sons: al-Tahir, and, of course, Halah,
who is not very well known to historians despite the fact that his father
his book The Early History of Islam wherein he bases his conclusion on
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(history of the caliphs and kings). We hope some of our Muslim sisters
Khadija's daughters:
Zainab, their oldest, was born before the prophetic mission and was
married to Abul-`As ibn al-Rabee`. She had accepted Islam before her
She died early in 8 A.H. and was buried in Jannatul Baqee` where her
married two of Abu Lahab's sons. Abu Lahab, one of the Prophet's
Qur'an, a chapter named after him. Having come to know about such a
no kinship between you and me unless you part with these daughters
married the third caliph `Uthman ibn `Affan and migrated with him to
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Ethiopia in 615 A.D., five years after the inception of the prophetic
mission, accompanied by no more than nine others. That was the first
of two such migrations. After coming back home, she died in Medina in
2 A.H. and was buried at Jannatul Baqee`. `Uthman then married her
sister Ummu Kulthoom in Rabi` al-Awwal of the next (third) Hijri year.
Ummu Kulthoom lived with her husband for about six years before
Fatimah:
Her Wealth
upon their lengthy and arduous journey either to Syria during the
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Her social status
Although the society in which Khadija was born was a terribly male
descent. She used to feed and clothe the poor, assist her relatives
financially, and even provide for the marriage of those of her kin who
Abdullah ibn Jafar reported that he heard Sayyiduna Ali say in Kufa that Allah's
Messenger, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "The best of the women of
her time was Maryam, daughter of Imran, and the bet of the women of this ummah was
Khadijah, daughter of Khuwaylid."- (al-Bukhary and Muslim)
Is it not a great honor that the first person to embrace Islam was a woman? She was the
first to bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that her husband was the
Messenger of Allah. Her husband was our beloved Prophet Muhammad, (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) and she was called Khadijah, ( may Allah be pleased
with her) She was also called Thaira, meaning 'pure'.
Khadeejah was righteous and made her home righteous. She reaped the fruit of her labour
and she and her daughter became the best of the women of the worlds in Paradise. The
Prophet said:
“The best f the women of Paradise are: Khadeejah, Faatimah, Maryam [Mary] and
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‘Aasiyah.” (Ahmad and An-Nasaa’ee)
She occupied a great place in the Prophet’s heart. He did not marry
any woman before her neither did he marry any woman or have any
concubine while she was still with him until she died. He was
extremely distressed with her death. Adh-Dhahabee said, “Khadeejah
was intelligent, gracious, religious, chaste and noble. She is one of the
dwellers of Paradise.”
Her Trade
Since Khadija did not travel with her trade caravans, she had always
had to rely on someone else to act as her agent to trade on her behalf
and it was then that a number of agents whom she knew before and
(pbuh) who, by then, had earned the honoring titles of al-Sadiq, the
his uncle Abu Talib on his trade trips and keenly observed how he
traded, bartered, bought and sold and conducted business; after all,
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more than in any other profession. It was not uncommon to hire an
agent who did not have a prior experience; so, Khadija decided to give
offered her agents to trade on her behalf. She also gave him one of
assist him and be his bookkeeper. She also trusted Maysarah's account
Khadija, Muhammad (pbuh) met with his uncles for last minute
briefings and consultations, then he set out on the desert road passing
through Wadi al-Qura, Midian, and Diyar Thamud, places with which he
was familiar because of having been there at the age of twelve in the
company of his uncle Abu Talib. He continued the lengthy journey till
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Damascus after about a month. It was then the capital of Hawran, one
to go there quite often and even beyond it to Damascus and Gaza, and
precious cargoes of Chinese paper and silk textiles bound for Europe.
What items did Muhammad (pbuh) carry with him to Busra, and what
items did he buy from there? Meccans were not known to be skilled
craftsmen, nor did they excel in any profession besides trade, but
probably silver bars, and most likely some herbs. He bought what he
was instructed by his employer to buy: these items may have included
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manufactured goods, clothes, a few luxury items to sell to wealthy
Currency
and Indian coins, for Arabs during those times, including those who
dynasty (661-750).
couple of months during which he met many Christians and Jews and
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noticed the theological differences among the major Christian sects
deal. He was seen once by Nestor the monk sitting in the shade of a
tree as caravans entered the outskirts of Busra, not far from the
monk's small monastery. "Who is the man beneath that tree?" inquired
the sun. "Is there a glow, a slight redness, around his eyes that never
parts with him?" Nestor asked Maysarah. When the latter answered in
the affirmative, Nestor said, "He most surely is the very last Prophet;
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congratulations to whoever believes in him."
The profits Khadija reaped from that trip were twice as much as she
hand, brought back his impressions about what he had seen and
trade caravans were the only links contemporary Arabs had with their
outside world: they brought them the news of what was going on
dunes.
Yemen
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This time Khadija offered Muhammad (pbuh) three times the usual
second trip except that it was equally profitable to both employer and
Proprosal herself
Khadija was by then convinced that she had finally found a man who
was worthy of her, so much so that she initiated the marriage proposal
which he became involved on her behalf, but the wealthy and beautiful
lady of Quraysh was thinking more about her distant cousin than about
those transactions. She simply fell in love with Muhammad (pbuh) just
as the daughter of the Arabian prophet Shu`ayb had fallen in love with
large head, broad shoulders and the rest of his body perfectly
proportioned. His hair and beard were thick and black, not altogether
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straight but slightly curled. His hair reached midway between the lobes
of his ears and shoulders, and his beard was of a length to match. He
had a noble breadth of forehead and the ovals of his large eyes were
arched but not joined. His eyes were said to have been black, but
other accounts say they were brown, or light brown. His nose was
aquiline and his mouth was finely shaped. Although he let his beard
grow, he never allowed the hair of his moustache to protrude over his
upper lip. His skin was white but tanned by the sun. And there was a
light on his face, a glow, the same light that had shone from his father,
but it was more, much more powerful, and it was especially apparent
luminous.
It was the consensus of all those who knew the Prophet (pbuh)
that he was gentle and kind; generous and noble; thoughtful and
considerate; honest and sincere; loyal and trustworthy. He liked
the good and disliked the evil. He had a sense of humour without
excess; he joked but always spoke the truth; he was simple but
firm; he was humble though he had great wisdom and
knowledge; he was an example of morality; and he was a mercy
to anyone who got in touch with him. True was Allah's
description of him:
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"We sent you not but as a mercy for all creatures ..." (21:107)
Anyone who saw him, respected him. And anyone who got to know
him, loved him. With all the beautiful features listed above, it is no
wonder that he won the heart of Khadijah as he won the hearts of all
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wife, but a helping hand by a husband can be of great value. On
the one hand, it will help the husband to undertstand and
appreciate the duties and problems of his wife. On the other
hand, it will signal to the wife his interest and caring attitude.
Besides, his behaviour will be an example to the children, who
might feel that housework is for mothers only. Sometimes the
services of the husband are not needed, or not feasible. Here,
gestures of goodwill and willingness to help are all that is
needed. At other times, his service at home may be badly
needed. In such a case, any time he can spare to serve his
family is time well-spent. Of course, the service provided could
be physical, spiritual, or intellectual.
Another clue was the Prophet's (pbuh) respect for his family.
Ayeshah said:
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society which used to kill female infants out of shame). In
addition, they suffered the rejection and persecution inflicted on
them by their own people. Their response did not consist in
breaking down, or giving up. These difficulties probably
increased their determination to build up their efforts to cope
with difficulties. This clue should be a good lesson for all
marriage partners who are shaken by the least of tremors in
their family life.
5-Loyalty
"O you wrapped up. Arise and deliver thy warning..." (Surah 74,
1-2)
which woke him from his sleep, breathing heavily and sweating
profusely, his wife Khadijah approached him gently to go back to
bed and have some sleep and rest. His answer was:
"O Khadijah, the time for sleep and rest is over. Jibril has
commanded me to warn the people and call them to Allah and
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His worship. Whom should I call? And who is going to respond to
me?"
This lesson is for every family, where one partner is upset and
concerned because the other partner has to work hard in the
cause of Allah. It would make things a lot easier if both partners
did this work together and started their won Da'wah team. Part
of the Da'wah work will naturally go towards their won personal
education and the teaching of their children. By doing it this way,
the frustration will subside, and the joy and pleasure will grow.
The above listed aspects and many more, all contributed to the
develop- ment of the beautiful relationship between Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) and his wife Khadijah.
when the servant Maysarah told her about what he saw of the
character of Muhammad(S)
By the time he was gone, Khadija sought the advice of a friend of hers
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Nufaysa came to Muhammad (pbuh) and asked him why he had not
were given the means," she said, "and if you were bidden to an
alliance where there is beauty and wealth and nobility and abundance,
he asked. "Leave that to me!" was her answer. "For my part," he said,
"I am willing." Nufaysa returned with these glad tidings to Khadija who
then sent word to Muhammad (pbuh) asking him to come to her. When
"O cousin, indeed, I like in you our blood relationship and the
speech."
Abu Taalib said to his nephew: "I am a man without wealth, and
times have become tough on us, and these disagreeable years
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harass us, and we have neither material possessions nor
merchandise, and this [woman] Khadeejah sends men from
among your people to do business with her wealth and they gain
profit. So if she comes to you, convey to her your honesty.
Then she offered herself in marriage to him, and they agreed that he
should speak to his uncles and she would speak to her uncle `Amr son
dowry. She was 40 years old when she married the Messenger of
Allah(S), and he was 25 years old. She was the first lady that the
After his marriage, Muhammad (pbuh) moved from his uncle's house
to live with his wife in her house which stood at the smiths' market, an
the mas`a, the place where the pilgrims perform the seven circles
during the hajj or `umra. In that house Fatima (as) was born and the
This house, as well as the one in which the Prophet of Islam (pbuh)
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was born (which stood approximately 50 meters northwards), were
Arabia last year (1413 A.H./1993 A.D.) and turned into public
of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) were all demolished by the same Wahhabis
in 1343 A.H./1924 A.D. against the wish and despite the denunciation
world-wide.
The marriage was a very happy one, and it produced a lady who was
one of the four perfect women in all the history of mankind: Fatima
By the time Khadija got married, she was quite a wealthy lady, so
wealthy that she felt no need to keep trading and increasing her
wealth; instead, she decided to retire and enjoy a comfortable life with
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accumulate wealth; that was not the purpose for which he, peace and
blessings of Allah upon him and his progeny, was created. He was
lawlessness, and the absence of any sort of protection for those who
more than 15 years after which her husband, now the Messenger of
God, to equality between men and women, and to an end to the evils
of the day.
Muhammad (pbuh) was forty years old when the first verses of the
Holy Qur'an were revealed to him. They were the first verses of Surat
al-Alaq (chapter 96), and they were revealed during the month of
Ramadan 13 years before the Hijra, at the cave of Hira in Jabal al-Noor
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(the mountain of light), his favorite place for isolation and meditation,
Who taught (the use of) the pen, Who taught man that which
narrated what he had seen and heard to his faithful and supportive
wife. "By Allah," Khadija said, "Allah shall never subject you to any
indignity..., for you always maintain your ties with those of your kin,
and you are always generous in giving; you are diligent, and you seek
what others regard as unattainable; you cool the eyes of your guest,
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and you lend your support to those who seek justice and redress. Stay
firm, O cousin, for by Allah I know that He will not deal with you
except most beautifully, and I testify that you are the awaited Prophet
in this nation, and your time, if Allah wills, has come." Meet Waraqah
ibn Nawfal
Khadijah took him to see her cousin, Waraqa ibn Nawfal, for he was a
man of knowledge, and she was sure that he would be able to explain
the meaning of what had just happened to her beloved husband.
Waraqa had studied the books of both the Jews and the Christians very
closely and he had learned a great deal from many of their wisest
people. He knew that the coming of another Prophet had been foretold
by both Moses and Jesus, peace be on them, anhe knew many of the
signs that would confirm the identity of this Prophet when he
appeared.
After listening closely to his story, Waraqa, who was both old and
blind, exclaimed, "This is the same being who brought the revelations
of Allah to Moses. I wish I was young and could be alive whyour people
will drive you out."
"Yes," replied Waraqa. "No one has come with what you have been
given without being treated with enmity; and if I were to live until the
day when you are turned out, then I would support you with all my
might. Let me just feel your back."
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"This is the Seal of the Prophethood!" he exclaimed. "Now I am certain
that you are indeed the Prophet whose coming was foretold in the
Torah that was revealed to Moses and in the Injil that was revealed to
Jesus, (pbut) You are indeed the Messenger of Allah, and the being
who appeared to you on the mountain was indeed the angel Jibril!"
In the years that followed, difficult years in which the leaders of the
Quraish did everything in their power to stop the Prophet spreading his
message, Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a constant
source of help and comfort to Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the
difficulties which he had to face. All her wealth was spent in the way of
Allah, helping to spread the message of her husband, helping to free
slaves who had embraced Islam, and helping to feed and shelter the
community of Muslims that slowly but surely began to grow in
numbers and strength.
It was only natural for Khadija to receive her share of the harassment
meted to him by none other than those who, not long ago, used to call
him al-Sadiq, al-Amin. Khadija did not hesitate to embrace Islam at
all, knowing that her husband could not have put forth any false claim.
Yahya ibn `Afeef is quoted saying that he once came, during the
period of jahiliyya (before the advent of Islam), to Mecca to be hosted
by al-Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib, one of the Prophet's uncles mentioned
above. "When the sun started rising," says he, "I saw a man who came
out of a place not far from us, faced the Ka`ba and started performing
his prayers. He hardly started before being joined by a young boy who
stood on his right side, then by a woman who stood behind them.
When he bowed down, the young boy and the woman bowed, and
when he stood up straight, they, too, did likewise. When he prostrated,
they, too, prostrated." Then he expressed his amazement at that,
saying to al-Abbas: "This is quite strange, O Abbas!" "Is it, really?"
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retorted al-Abbas. "Do you know who he is?" al-Abbas asked his guest
who answered in the negative. "He is Muhammad ibn Abdullah, my
nephew. Do you know who the young boy is?" asked he again. "No,
indeed," answered the guest. "He is Ali son of Abu Talib. Do you know
who the woman is?” The anwer came again in the native , to which al
Abbas said “ She is khadijah daughter of khuwaylid, my nephew’s
wife.” Tnarrated Imam Ahmad and al-Tirmithi as Sahih.
For three years the small Muslim community lived a life of hardship
and deprivation, but although they suffered from hunger and thirst,
and from exposure to heat and cold, this was a time in which the
hearts of the first Muslims were both purified and also filled with the
light of knowledge and wisdom. The Muslims knew that they were
following the truth, and so nothing else mattered. They did not care
what the Quraish did to them or said about them. Allah and His
Messenger were enough for them!
Her death
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It was during this period that the Muslims who had sought shelter in
Abyssinia returned, only to find the situation even worse than when
they had left it. Not long after, many of them returned to Abyssinia,
their numbers swelled by those whom the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) had told to accompany them. Finally
the boycott was lifted and the Muslims were allowed to re enter the
city; but the three years of hardship had taken their toll. First of all the
Prophet's uncle, Abu Talib, who was by then more than eighty
years old, died; and then a few months later, during the month of
Ramadan, Khadijah also died, at the age of sixty-five, may Allah be
pleased with her. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) mourned her deeply. They had shared twenty-five
years of marriage together and she had given birth to five of his
children. Only one of the Prophet's future wives, Maria the Copt, would
give him another child, Ibrahim, and he, like Qasim, was destined to
die when he was still very young, at the age of eighteen months.
Khadijah had been the first to publicly accept Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) as the Messenger of Allah, and she had
never stopped doing all she could to help him. Love and mercy had
grown between them, increasing in quality and depth as the years
passed by, and not even death could take this love away. The Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never stopped
loving Khadijah, and although he married several more wives in later
years and loved them all, it is clear that Khadijah always had a special
place in his heart. Indeed whenever 'Aisha, his third wife, heard the
Prophet speak of Khadijah, or saw him sending food to Khadijah's old
friends and relatives, she could not help feeling jealous of her, because
of the love that the Prophet still had for her.
Once Aisha asked him if Khadijah had been the only woman worthy of
his love. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
replied: "She believed in me when no one else did; she accepted Islam
when people rejected me; and she helped and comforted me when
there was no one else to lend me a helping hand.
It had been related by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him)
that on one occasion, when Khadijah was still alive, Jibril came to the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O
Messenger of Allah, Khadijah is just coming with a bowl of soup (or
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food or drink) for you. When she comes to you, give her greetings of
peace from her Lord and from me, and give her the good news of a
palace of jewels in the Garden, where there will be neither any noise
nor any tiredness." After the Prophet's uncle, Abu Talib, and his first
wife, Khadijah, had both died in the same year, the Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his small
community of believers endured a time of great hardship and
persecution at the hands of the Quraish. Indeed the Prophet, who was
now fifty years old, name this year 'the Year of Sorrow.'
Aaishah said:
“ He would often slaughter a goat, cut it into parts and distribute it to
Khadeejah’s friends. And whenever I asked him, ‘Are there no other
women in the world except Khadeejah?’ He would say, ‘She was this
and that and she bore me children.’” (Al-Bukhaaree)
After her death, Allaah’s Messenger heard her sister’s voice. He them
became sad and said, “She reminded me of Khadeejah.”
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mean to point at her race or to belittle her in any way. Indeed,
he but meant to teach the people around him a great principle of
Islam which is mentioned in the verse, [in the meaning of] : 'O
people! We have created you from a man and a woman and
made you into peoples and tribes so that you may know each
other, verily the most honorable among you in the sight of Allaah
are the most pious.'
The fact that the Prophet salla Allaahu alaihi wa sallam said: 'If
you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise' is a
proof for the virtue and reward of patience during sickness. In
another Hadith, he, salla Allaahu alaihi wa sallam, says:
'Whenever a hardship affects the Muslim, he will be forgiven for
it even when he is picked by a spike.' [Muslim]
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of Khadija and others like her in greatness, one would wish to be
at their service; to carry their shoes, wash their clothes, to serve
them in any possible way and get du`a from them. It is sad that
we just don't know the great personalities of this Ummah. If only
we strive to study the lives of the righteous that preceded us, we
would find in them immense guidance for our existence, and if
we know them and follow them we could be in the forefront of
mankind ...
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