Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Mother of the Believers | |
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خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد | |
Born | c. 554 |
Died | 10 Ramadan BH 3[1] c. 619 (aged 64–65) Makkah |
Resting place | Jannat al-Mu'alla, Makkah |
Other names | Khadīja al-Kubra |
Known for | First wife of Muhammad |
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Spouse | Muhammad ibn Abdullah |
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Family | Banu Asad (by birth) Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage) |
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد, romanized: Khadīja bint Khuwaylid, c. 554[2] – November 619) was the first wife and the first follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Khadija was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad, a noble of the Quraysh tribe in Makkah and a successful merchant.
Khadija is often referred to by Muslims as "The Mother of Believers". In Islam, she is an important female figure as one of the four 'ladies of heaven', alongside her daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad, Aasiya the wife of the Pharaoh, and Mary, mother of Jesus. Muhammad was married to her for 25 years.
Khadija's mother, Fatima bint Za'idah, who died in 575,[3] was a member of the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh[4] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother, Amina.[5][6]
Khadija's father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad, was a merchant[7] and leader. According to some accounts, he died c. 585 in the Sacrilegious War, but according to others, he was still alive when Khadija married Muhammad in 595.[8][9] Khuwaylid also had a sister named Ume Habib binte Asad.[10]
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