Khadija bint Khuwaylid

Khadijah or Khadīja bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خديجة بنت خويلد‎) or Khadīja al-Kubra (Khadija the Great) (c. 555 or 567 – 620 CE) was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She is commonly regarded by Muslims as the "Mother of the Believers" (i.e., Muslims), and was the first person to convert to Islam.

Biography

Khadija's grandfather, Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, was the progenitor of the Asad clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. Her father, Khuwaylid ibn Asad, was a merchant. According to some traditions, he died c. 585, but according to others, he was still alive when Khadija married Muhammad in 595. His sister, Umm Habib bint Asad, was the matrilineal great-grandmother of Muhammad. Khadija's mother, Fatima bint Za'idah, who died around 575, was a member of the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother.

Khadija married three times and had children from all her marriages. While the order of her marriages is debated, it is generally believed that she first married Abu Hala Malak ibn Nabash ibn Zarrara ibn at-Tamimi and second 'Atiq ibn 'A'idh ibn 'Abdullah Al-Makhzumi. To her first husband she bore two sons, who were both given what were usually feminine names, Hala and Hind. He died before his business became a success. To husband Atiq, Khadija bore a daughter named Hindah. This marriage also left Khadija as a widow.

Khadija (disambiguation)

Khadija is a given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of Mohammed.

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Khadija (name)

Khadija (Arabic: خديجة‎) is a feminine (female) given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of Muhammad. Together with Fatima, it is one of the most popular female names among Muslims.Hatice is the Turkish equivalent. The name should be distinguished from Katja, which is an abbreviation of Katherine, a name of Greek origin.

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