Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 94
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 94 Thus, the details were settled within a few days and Muhammad sa went to the house of Khad i jah ra ’s house with his uncles and other nobility of Quraish. The dowry was fixed at 500 dirhams. Ab u Ta lib performed the Nik ah and thus the marriage was solemnized. O Khad i jah ra ! May thousands upon thousands of blessings be upon you! You are that fortunate and sacred lady who had the honour of becoming the first wife of our Beloved Master sa. The marriage of Khad i jah ra and Muhammad sa was an exemplary one due to its purity and chastity. At the time of the Nik ah Khad i ja ra was forty years old and her husband was twenty- five years old. Hadrat Khad i jah ra did not think that she was demeaning herself among her tribe and people by marrying a poor man. Her only consideration was her husband’s piety and virtues. On the other hand, young Muhammad sa paid no heed to the fact that he was marrying a much older woman despite his own youth. He only considered his wife’s nobility of character. As a result of their good intentions, this marriage proved to be an extremely blessed one.