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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 bint Khuwaylid Around the age of 25, Muhammad wed his wealthy employer, Khadija , the 28-or 40-year-old widow, and daughter of a merchant. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Muhammad used to manage her caravans; and Khadija, being impressed by the skills of Muhammad, sent a proposal to the Islamic prophet. [ 23 ]
Khadija, Muhammad's first and only wife for the 25 years up to her death, died in 619 CE when she was about 65 years old. [1] Muhammad was almost 50 at this time, and the death happened not long after the end of the boycott against Muhammad's clan. [1] The boycott prohibited, among other things, trade with Muhammad's family. [3]
His wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid was also the first to convert to Islam, and was a prominent and wealthy businesswoman of higher economic position than her husband. Early reforms [ edit ]
Khadija bint Khuwaylid (7 P) Pages in category "Wives of Muhammad" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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The mausoleum of Khadija in Mecca, before its demolition by the House of Saud in the 1920s. Muhammad may have received his first revelations around 610 CE, which he initially shared only with his wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. Over time, in his hometown of Mecca, Muhammad gathered a small following of those who embraced his message of Islam (lit.