Hazrat Sayyedah Khadijah — Page 1
Hazrat Sayyedah Khadjiah (May Allah be pleased with her) Ummul-Mo’mineen ra , the first wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, belonged to the noble family of Quraish. Her father’s name was Khuwailid and her mother’s name was Faatimah. Khadijah ra was born in 555 AD. Thus she was fifteen years older than the Holy Prophet saw. Her father was a well-known chief of Makkah. He was a successful merchant who traded in oils, linen, perfumes and other rare merchandise. He lived in a two-storey house beside a hillock not far from the Ka‘bah. From her childhood Hazrat Khadijah ra possessed noble quali- ties. She grew up into a pious, quiet and intelligent young woman. Due to her moral virtues the people of Makkah had conferred on her the title Taahirah , which means the ‘Pure’, or the ‘Virtuous’. She had a tender and compassionate heart. She was generous with her money and used to help the poor, the needy, the orphans and the widows. It is related that on one occasion Haleemah ra of Banu Sa‘d tribe, the woman who nursed Muhammad saw in his childhood, came to see him after his marriage to Khadijah ra.