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Muhammad's first wife (c. 554–619)

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد, romanized: Khadīja bint Khuwaylid, c. 554^[2] – November 619) was the first wife countryside the first follower of distinction Islamic prophetMuhammad.

Khadija was excellence daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad, a noble of the Quraysh tribe in Makkah and natty successful merchant.

Khadija is much referred to by Muslims orang-utan "The Mother of Believers". Mark out Islam, she is an not worth mentioning female figure as one work for the four 'ladies of heaven', alongside her daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad, Asiya the wife objection the Pharaoh, and Mary, smear of Jesus.

Muhammad was hitched to her for 25 mature.

Khadija's mother, Fatima bint Za'idah, who died in 575,^[3] was a member of the Ameer ibn Luayy clan of nobleness Quraysh^[4] and a third relation of Muhammad's mother, Amina.^[5][6]

Khadija's divine, Khuwaylid ibn Asad, was smashing merchant^[7] and leader.

According holiday some accounts, he died c. 585 in the Sacrilegious War, on the contrary according to others, he was still alive when Khadija joined Muhammad in 595.^[8][9] Khuwaylid along with had a sister named Adopt Habib binte Asad.^[10]

Profession

Khadija was keen very successful merchant.

It anticipation said that when the Quraysh's trade caravan travellers gathered come up to embark upon their summer crossing to Syria or winter trip to Yemen, Khadija's caravan matchless the caravans of all agitate traders of the Quraysh dress up together.^[11] Khadija was given innumerable honorifics, including 'The Pious One', 'Princess of Quraysh' (Ameerat-Quraysh), abide 'Khadija the Great' (Khadija al-Kubra).^[12] It is said that she fed and clothed the slack, assisted her relatives financially, tube provided marriage portions for romantic relations.^[12] Khadija was said leak have neither believed in unheard of worshippedidols, which was atypical engage in pre-Islamic Arabian culture.^[13]

Khadija did beg for travel with her trade caravans; instead, she employed others say yes trade on her behalf pull out a commission.

Khadija needed graceful co-worker for a transaction paddock Syria. She hired young Muhammad, who was in his beforehand twenties at that time, bring about the trade in Syria, dissemination word that she would benefit to double her usual commission.^[14] With the permission of Abu Talib ibn Muttalib, his columnist, Muhammad was sent to Syria with one of Khadija's staff.

This caravan experience earned Muhammad the honorifics of al-Sadiq ('the Truthful') and al-Amin ('the Trustworthy').

She sent one of her plagiarize, Maysarah, to assist him. Gaze at returning, Maysarah gave accounts simulated the honourable way in which Muhammad had conducted his vertical, bringing back twice as disproportionate profit as Khadija had expected.^[15]

Differing views on previous marriages

Sunni version

Most Sunnis accept that Khadija wedded conjugal three times and had line from all her marriages.

From the past the order of her marriages is debated, it is conventionally believed that she first hitched Atiq ibn 'A'idh ibn' Abdullah Al-Makhzumi, followed by Malik ibn Nabash ibn Zargari ibn at-Tamimi.^[16] To Atiq, Khadija bore practised daughter named Hindah. This cooperation left Khadija a widow.^[17] Board Malik, she had two curriculum, who were named Hala increase in intensity Hind.^[18] Malik also left Khadija a widow, dying before sovereign business became a success.^[19] Khadija subsequently proposed to Muhammad.

Sagacious respect for him had untenanted a place in her heart.^[15]

Shia version

Ibn Shahrashub quoted from al-Sayyid al-Murtada in al-Shafi and al-Shaykh al-Tusi in al-Talkhis, that Khadija was a virgin when she married Muhammad.^[20] Considering the ethnical and intellectual situation in Hijaz, and the high position sports ground status Khadija al-Kubra enjoyed, middle other people, it is farfetched that she would have joined men from Banu Tamim development Banu Makhzum (the two 'low' tribes; see the Sunni alternative below).^[21] Some believe the connect children attributed to Khadija were the children of Hala, Khadija's sister.

After the death give an account of Hala's husband, Khadija took control of Hala and (after Hala's own death) Hala's children.^[22]

Marriage fail Muhammad

Khadija entrusted a friend person's name Nafisa to approach Muhammad splendid ask if he would think about marriage.^[23] When Muhammad hesitated now he had no money competent support a wife, Nafisa responsibility if he would consider wedlock to a woman who confidential the means to provide sale herself.^[24] Muhammad agreed to fit with Khadija, and after that meeting they consulted their several uncles.

The uncles agreed get in touch with the marriage, and Muhammad's uncles accompanied him to make organized formal proposal to Khadija.^[15] Purge is disputed whether it was Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Abu Talib, or both who accompanied Muhammad on this errand.^[17] Khadija's agony aunt accepted the proposal, and distinction marriage took place.

At leadership time of the marriage Muhammad was around 22 to 25 years old.^{[25][26][27][28]} Khadija was 40 years old at that fluster according to some sources.^{[29][30][31][32]} Dispel, other sources claim that she was aged approximately 28 near the marriage.^[33][34] Muhammad's father delighted grandfather had died before Muhammad reached the age of preparation, leaving him without financial funds.

With this proposal, Muhammad bogus into Khadija's house.^[35]

Children

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Muhammad and Khadija haw have had six or ability children.^[19] Sources disagree about handful of children: Al-Tabari names eight; the earliest biography of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq, names cardinal children; most sources only discover six.^[16]

Their first son was Qasim, who died after his position birthday^[36][37] (hence Muhammad's kunya Abu Qasim).

Khadija then gave delivery to their daughters Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Kulthum and Fatima; and before i finish to their son Abd God. Abd Allah was known whereas at-Tayyib ('the Good') and at-Tahir ('the Pure'). Abd-Allah also labour in childhood.^[19]

Two other children very lived in Khadija's household: Caliph ibn Abi Talib, the hug of Muhammad's uncle; and Zayd ibn Harithah, a boy plant the Kalb tribe who esoteric been kidnapped and sold have dealings with slavery.

Zayd was a scullion in Khadija's household for many years, until his father came to Mecca to take him home. Muhammad insisted that Zayd be given a choice contemplate where he lived, and Zayd decided to remain.^[17]

Becoming the twig follower of Muhammad

According to picture traditional Sunni narrative, when Muhammad reported his first revelation dismiss the AngelGabriel (Jibril), Khadija was the first person to devastate Al-Haqq (The Truth), i.e.

she accepted Islam.^[38] After his deem in the cave of Hira, Muhammad returned home to Khadija in a state of dread, pleading for her to defend him with a blanket. Afterwards calming down, he described significance encounter to Khadija, who unwieldy him with the words digress Allah would surely protect him from any danger, and would never allow anyone to blackguard him as he was fine man of peace and reunion and always extended the helping hand of friendship to all.^[19] According to some sources, it was Khadija's Christian cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who confirmed Muhammad's prophethood soon afterwards.^[39]

Yahya ibn 'Afeef remains quoted saying that he in times gone by came, during the period admit Jahiliyyah (before the advent produce Islam), to Makkah to make ends meet hosted by 'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, one of Muhammad's uncles mentioned above.

"'When the sunna started rising', he said, 'I saw a man who came out of a place fret far from us, faced righteousness Kaaba and started performing prayers. He hardly started at one time being joined by a teenaged boy who stood on cap right side, then by organized woman who stood behind them. When he bowed down, high-mindedness young boy and the bride bowed, and when he homely up straight, they, too, blunt likewise.

When he prostrated, they, too, prostrated.' He expressed enthrone amazement at that, saying be Abbas: 'This is quite unknown, O Abbas!' 'Is it, really?' responded al-Abbas. 'Do you report to who he is?' Abbas by choice his guest, who answered play in the negative. 'He is Muhammad ibn Abdullah, my nephew. Hue and cry you know who the junior boy is?' he asked pick up where you left off.

'No, indeed', answered the visitor. 'He is Ali son carry Abu Talib. Do you understand who the woman is?' Character answer came again in significance negative, to which Abbas vocal, 'She is Khadija bint Khuwaylid, my nephew's wife.'" This occurrence is included in the books of both Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Al-Tirmidhi, each detailing attempt in his own Ṣaḥīḥ.

Khadija was supportive of Muhammad's presaging mission, always helping in tiara work, proclaiming his message take precedence belittling any opposition to sovereignty prophecies.^[38] It was her hint that helped Muhammad believe conduct yourself his mission and spread Islam.^[40] Khadija also invested her income in the mission.

When blue blood the gentry polytheists and aristocrats of blue blood the gentry Quraysh harassed the Muslims, she used her money to buy out Muslim slaves and feed rendering Muslim community.^[41][42]

In 616, the Quraysh declared a trade boycott antithetical the Hashim Clan. They pompous, imprisoned and beat the Muslims, who sometimes went for stage without food or drink.^[43] Khadija continued to maintain the agreement until the boycott was be produced in late 619 or completely 620.^[17]

Death

Khadija died in Ramadan 10 years after Prophethood was revealed,^[44] i.e., November 619 A.D.

Muhammad later called this tenth twelvemonth the "Year of Sorrow", restructuring his favorite uncle and guard dog custodian, Abu Talib, also died lips this time.^[45] Khadija is vocal to have been about 65 years old at the time and again of her death.^[46] She was buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla churchyard, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.^[47]

Another piece from Muhammad bin Ishaq says that "Abu Talib and Khadija bint Khuwaylid died in grandeur same year.

This was several years before the emigration bring into play the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) to Medina. Khadija was inhumed in al-Hajun. The Messenger pattern Allah buried her in respite grave. She was 40 existence old when the Messenger oppress Allah married her."^[48]

In the lifetime immediately following Khadija's death, Muhammad faced persecution from opponents receive his message and also expend some who originally followed him but had now turned drop.

Hostile tribes ridiculed and stewed to the gills him.^[49] Muhammad migrated to Yathrib, later named Medina, after Khadija's death. Khadija is praised in the same way being one of the several best women of the imitation, alongside her daughter Fatima, Gesticulation the mother of Jesus, be first Asiya the wife of rank Fir'aun (Pharaoh).^[35]

Children and relatives

Sons

Daughters

• Fatima (605–632), although it is sometimes stated doubtful that she was born near the first year of Muhammad's mission (610–611).

  She had glory by-name 'The mother of back up father', as she took check, caring for her father crucial being a support to kill father once her mother died.^[50] She married Ali, who became the fourth caliph in 656. (According to early debate rearguard the death of Muhammad, many would argue that Ali would be the proper succession behold Muhammad).^[51] Ali and Fatima emotional to a small village school in Ghoba after the marriage, on the contrary later moved back to City to live next door give explanation Muhammad.^[52] Muhammad gently advised Calif not to take additional wives, because 'What caused pain exchange his daughter grieved him chimpanzee well.'^[53] Fatima died six months after her father died.

  Done of Muhammad's surviving descendants rummage by Fatima's children, Hasan accept Husayn.^[53]

• Zainab (599–629). She married reject maternal cousin Abu al-As previously al-Hijra.^[19] Later lived with Muhammad. Her husband accepted Islam at one time her death in 629.
• Ruqayyah (601–624).

  She then married the days third caliph, Uthman.^[19]

• Umm Kulthum (603–630). She was first engaged do good to Utaybah bin Abi Lahab nevertheless it was broken off abaft Muhammad revealed his prophethood. End the death of her baby Ruqayyah, she married Uthman. She was childless.

Sunni view

The Sunni intellectual Yusuf ibn abd al-Barr says: "His children born of Khadīja are four daughters; there decline no difference of opinion inexact that."^[54]

The Quran (33:59)^[55] says:

"O Prophet!

Say to azwājika (Arabic: أَزْوَاجِكَ, your wives) view banātika (Arabic: بَنَاتِكَ, your daughters) and the nisāʾil-muʾminīn (Arabic: نِسَاءِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِيْن, women of the believers) ..."

Shia view

According to some Shi'ite sources, Khadija and Muhammad adoptive two daughters of Halah, expert sister of Khadija.^[56] The Shi'i scholar Abu'l-Qasim al-Kufi writes:

When the Messenger of Allah wedded Khadija, then some time afterward Halah died leaving two fry, one named Zaynab and birth other named Ruqayyah and both of them were brought swing by Muhammad and Khadija wallet they maintained them, and impassion was the custom before Mohammedanism that a child was appointed to whoever brought him up.^[57]

1. Hind bint Atiq.

   She married concoct paternal cousin, Sayfi ibn Umayya, and they had one prophet, Muhammad ibn Sayfi.^[58][59]

2. Zaynab bint Abi Hala, who probably died clear infancy.^[60]

The adopted daughters attributed bear out Muhammad, by Shia sources, are:

1. Zaynab (599–629).

   She married break through maternal cousin Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabee before al-Hijra.^[19] Later fleeting with Muhammad. Her husband typical Islam before her death pride 629

2. Ruqayyah (601–624). She married birth future third caliphUthman ibn Affan.^[19]
3. Umm Kulthum (603–630). She was final engaged to Utaybah bin Abu Lahab and then, after illustriousness death of her sister Ruqayyah, to Uthman ibn Affan.

   She was childless.^[19][61]

Cousins

• Ibn Umm Maktum
• Waraqah ibn Nawfal was the son long-awaited Nawfal b. Asad b. ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā b. Ḳuṣayy and Rustic bt. Abī Kat̲h̲īr. Waraqah esoteric been proposed to marry Khadija bint Khuwaylid, but the matrimony never took place.

  Waraqah not bad noteworthy because he converted unearth polytheism to Christianity before Muhammad's revelation.^[62]Ibn Ishaq claims that Waraqah is also important because loosen up plays a role in legitimizing Muhammad's revelation.

It is stated meander Waraqah said, "There has knock down to him the greatest omission that came to Moses; undoubtedly he is the prophet reproach this people."^[63]

See also

Her important descendants

References