Khadija bint Khuwaylid
| Khadijah Mother of the Believers |
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| Native name | (Arabic): خديجة |
| Born |
Khadījah bint Khuwaylid c. 555 C.E or 567 (according to earlier sources) Mecca, Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula
(present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Died | 620 C.E (aged c. 53–65) Mecca
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| Resting place | Jannat al-Mu'alla, Mecca |
| Other names | Khadījah al-Kubra |
| Spouse(s) | 'Atiq ibn 'A'idh Al-Makhzumi Abu Hala Malak ibn Nabash Muhammad |
| Children | Hind bint ‘Atiq ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Atiq Halah ibn Abi Halah Hind ibn Abi Halah Zaynab bint Abi Halah Qasim ibn Muhammad ‘Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad Zaynab bint Muhammad Ruqayyah bint Muhammad Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad Fatimah bint Muhammad |
| Parent(s) |
Khuwaylid ibn Asad Fatimah bint Za'idah |
| Relatives |
Asad ibn ‘Abdul-‘Uzza (grandfather) Halah bint Khuwaylid (sister) Waraqah ibn Nawfal (cousin) |
Khadijah, Khadījah bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خديجة بنت خويلد) or Khadījah al-Kubra (Khadijah the Great) (c. 555 or 567 – 620 CE) was the first wife and follower of the Islamic Nabi (Arabic: نَـبِي, Prophet) Muhammad. She is commonly regarded by Muslims as the "Mother of the Believers" (i.e., Muslims). Khadijah, is regarded as one of the most important female figures in Islam, like her daughter, Fatimah. Muhammad, was monogamously married to her for 25 years. After the death of Khadijah, Muhammad was later married in polygyny.
Khadijah was the closest to Muhammad and confided in her the most out of all his following wives. It is narrated in many hadiths that Khadijah was Muhammad's most trusted and favorite among all his marriages. It is narrated in Sahih Muslim: The messenger of Allah said: "God Almighty never granted me anyone better in this life than her. She accepted me when people rejected me; she believed in me when people doubted me; she shared her wealth with me when people deprived me; and Allah granted me children only through her."‘A’ishah narrated of Muhammed and Khadijah in Sahih Bukhari: "I did not feel jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet as much as I did of Khadijah though I did not see her, but the Prophet used to mention her very often, and when ever he slaughtered a sheep, he would cut its parts and send them to the women friends of Khadijah. When I sometimes said to him, "(You treat Khadijah in such a way) as if there is no woman on Earth except Khadijah," he would say, "Khadijah was such-and-such, and from her I had children." It is also narrated: The Messenger of Allah said: "The best of its women is Khadijah bint Khuwailid, and the best of its women is Maryam bint ‘Imran."
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