Khadija 'The Mother of Believers'. In Islam | The first wife and first follower of Prophet Muhammad
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Date: 2022-04-16

Khadija 'The Mother of Believers'. In Islam | The first wife and first follower of #Prophet_Muhammad . Honorifics associated with Khadija included 'The Pious One', 'Princess of Quraysh' #Ameerat-Quraysh, and 'Khadija the Great' #(Khadija-al-Kubra).she fed and clothed the poor, assisted her relatives financially, and provided marriage portions for poor relations.Khadija was said to have neither believed in nor worshipped idols, which was atypical for pre-Islamic Arabian culture.Khadija entrusted a friend named Nafisa to approach Muhammad and ask if he would consider marrying. When Muhammad hesitated because he had no money to support a wife, Nafisa asked if he would consider marriage to a woman who had the means to provide for herself. Muhammad agreed to meet with Khadija, and after this meeting they consulted their respective uncles. The uncles agreed to the marriage, and Muhammad's uncles accompanied him to make a formal proposal to Khadija. It is disputed whether it was Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Abu Talib, or both who accompanied Muhammad on this errand. Khadija's uncle accepted the proposal, and the marriage took place. At the time of the marriage Muhammad was about 25 years old and Khadija was about 40 years old. Holy Prophet Muhammad and Hazrat Khadija were married monogamously for 25 years. After her death, Muhammad took other wives.Khadija was the first person to accept Al-Haqq The Truth i.e. she accepted Islam.After his experience in the cave of Hira, Muhammad returned home to Khadija in a state of terror, pleading for her to cover him with a blanket. After calming down, he described the encounter to Khadija, who comforted him with the words that Allah would surely protect him from any danger, and would never allow anyone to revile him as he was a man of peace and reconciliation and always extended the hand of friendship to all. According to some sources, it was Khadija's cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who confirmed Muhammad's prophet hood soon afterwards.Khadija was supportive of Muhammad's prophetic mission, always helping in his work, proclaiming his message and belittling any opposition to his prophecies.It was her encouragement that helped Muhammad believe in his mission and spread Islam. Khadija also invested her wealth in the mission. When the polytheists and aristocrats of the Quraysh harassed the Muslims, she used her money to ransom Muslim slaves and feed the Muslim community