Khadija binth khuwaylid

Khadija binth khuwaylid She was the first wife of the Prophet and the first heart to be affected and to accept his call to Islam. She was Khadija bint Khuwaylid. When she reached adolescence, she came to be known as Taahira (righteous, virtuous) due to her noble and sublime character. She was married but soon both her father and husband died, leaving her in charge of the trade. Khadija became a business woman in her own right, know and respected throughout the Quraish for her noble character, wealth and good manners. She heard the Prophet's fair dealings and how he was acclaimed to be al-Ameen amongst the people, and so she asked if he could accompany her merchandise to its various destinations - he agreed. At the age of twenty-five, the Prophet Mohammed accepted the proposal of Khadija , his distant cousin, who was fifteen years his senior. They had six children: two sons, Qaasim and 'Abdullah, both of whom died in infancy, and four daughters, Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kaltoumum, and Fatima. Fifteen years later, what do we find Khadija saying when the Prophet came to her with his heart trembling after receiving the first Revelation? He informed her of the happening and said to her "O Khadija what has happened to me? I fear for myself?" She replied: "It can't be. Be happy. I swear by Allah that he will never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burdens, you help the destitute, you entertain guests and you help the vicissitudes which affect the people." (Reported by 'Aisha & collected by Muslim (eng. Trans vol.1 pp.96-8 no.301). Imaam an-Nawaawee, who wrote the commentary on Sahih Muslim said that the scholars have explained Khadija 's statement by saying that she knew that Allah would never allow one who had been given such a generous character and noble manners by Him, to be affected by madness, since good manners is itself such a blessing from Allah ) Look at her conviction in what the Prophet said. Pause for a moment and note her weighty words. She didn't doubt him, nor show the slightest hesitation towards the words he uttered. In fact she was his greatest source of comfort, the first to provide security for him and be sincere to him. He attested to the messenger ship of her husband and was the first to believe in him, and who could have known him better? After all, she had been married to him for fifteen years. She was convinced that it could only be one of such eloquent character who could be worthy of revelation from Allah and thus hers was the first heart to be moved, and to accept Islam. However, her loyalty and assistance didn't culminate there. By accepting and supporting his call to the worship of Allah alone, Khadija , a woman highly esteemed among the Quraish, was now denouncing their way of life, and the Quraish were a proud and affluent people; and Makkah was at the heart of trading and the home of the idols - much revered by the Quraish. They were not going to stand back and allow a man to now come and preach a way of life alien to theirs, rejecting their beliefs and everything they stood for. And remember when Islam was first cultivated, the Muslims were small in number, and, in such a trying period, Khadija remained alongside the Messenger of Allah in support whenever the Quraish disclaimed him or contracted hostility towards him. She assisted him in preaching the words of Allah and hence witnessed the division between the people of faith (iman) and those of disbelief (kufr). This continued until her death on the eleventh of Ramadan in the tenth year of the Prophet hood - at the age of sixty-four. The Prophet would think of Khadija often. Open up any book written on the life of the Prophet Mohammed , and you will not fail to find Khadija bint Khuwaylid mentioned and evidences pertaining to her excellence. The Prophet said: "Sufficient for you, from the women of the worlds are, Maryam bint Ibrahim [the mother of Eesaa], Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Fatima bint Mohammed [sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam] and 'Isaiah, the wife of Fir'awn [Pharoah]." (Sahih - Reported by Anas in Ahmad, at-Tirmidhee & others. Declared authentic by al-Albaanee in his Tarteeb Sahih ul-Jaami' (no.18). The "sufficiency" mentioned here means 'sufficient regarding obedience to Allah ' (Sheikh Alee Hassan al-Halabee)) Further proof of the Prophet's inherent love for Khadija can be seen in 'Asia's statement: "I was not so jealous of any of the Prophet's wives as I was of Khadija . I never saw her, but he frequently mentioned her and he would often kill a sheep, cut it in pieces and send them round among Khadija 's friends. I often said to him: 'It seems as if Khadija was the only woman in the world!' And he replied: 'She was indeed a fine woman and I had children from her."(Collected by al-Bukhari (eng. Trans. Vol.5 p.104 no.166) & Muslim (eng. Trans. Vol.4 p.1297 no.5972)) So we have the perfect role models, and it is only through reading about them, that we can truly love them and love to be like them, and understand why they are happy occupants of al-Jannah. And Jibreel, , came with the good news from Allah , saying to the Messenger , "When she [Khadija ] comes, give her a greeting from her Lord and me, and give her the good news that in Jannah she will have a house of brilliant pearls, in which there will be no clamour or toil." (Reported by Abu Hurayrah & collected by al-Bukhari (vol.5 pp.104-5 no.168) & Muslim (vol.4 p.1297 no.5967)