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'''Khadīja bt. Khuwaylid (a)''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|خَدیجة بنت خُویلد}}) (b. ? - d. [[4 BH]]/[[619 CE|619]]), known as '''Khadīja al-Kubrā (a)''' and '''Umm al-Mu'minīn''' (the Mother of Believers | '''Khadīja bt. Khuwaylid (a)''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|خَدیجة بنت خُویلد}}) (b. ? - d. [[4 BH]]/[[619 CE|619]]), known as '''Khadīja al-Kubrā (a)''' and '''Umm al-Mu'minīn''' (the Mother of Believers), was the first wife of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and the mother of [[Lady Fatima (a)]]. She married Prophet Muhammad (s) [[15 years before Bi'tha]] (595-96 CE) and was the first woman who converted to [[Islam]]. Khadija (a) dedicated her wealth for expansion of Islam. Prophet Muhammad (s) did not choose another wife during his marital life with Khadija (a). During her life and after her demise the Prophet (s) always praised Khadija (a). | ||
She passed away ten | She passed away in the [[year ten after Bi'that]] (4 BH) in [[Mecca]]. She is buried in [[al-Ma'lat Cemetery]] in the Mount al-Hajun. | ||
==Family and Lineage== | ==Family and Lineage== | ||
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Khadija (a) had high social status with ancestral nobility. As Ibn Sayyid al-Nas said: "She was an honorable and wise lady and God granted her with his blessing. She was middle class in lineage, but she was a very successful and noble lady."<ref>Ibn Sayyid al-Nās, ''ʿUyūn al-athar'', vol. 1, p. 63.</ref> Also, al-Baladhuri said: "Al-Waqidi stated that Khadija (a) had ancestral nobility and she was a successful merchant."<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> | Khadija (a) had high social status with ancestral nobility. As Ibn Sayyid al-Nas said: "She was an honorable and wise lady and God granted her with his blessing. She was middle class in lineage, but she was a very successful and noble lady."<ref>Ibn Sayyid al-Nās, ''ʿUyūn al-athar'', vol. 1, p. 63.</ref> Also, al-Baladhuri said: "Al-Waqidi stated that Khadija (a) had ancestral nobility and she was a successful merchant."<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 98.</ref> | ||
Khadija (a) was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (s) and the first | Khadija (a) was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (s) and the first woman who converted to Islam. | ||
==Marriage== | ==Marriage== | ||
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[[File:قبر خدیجه.jpg|thumbnail|240px|An old picture of [[al-Hajun Cemetery]] where Lady Khdaija (a) is buried.]] | [[File:قبر خدیجه.jpg|thumbnail|240px|An old picture of [[al-Hajun Cemetery]] where Lady Khdaija (a) is buried.]] | ||
According to most of sources Khadija al-Kubra (a) passed away | According to most of sources Khadija al-Kubra (a) passed away in the tenth year after [[Bi'that]]; i.e. [[4 BH]]/[[619 CE|619]].<ref>Masʿūdī, ''Murūj al-dhahab'', vol. 2, p. 282; Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 4, p. 1817. Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 11, p. 493.</ref> They mentioned that she was 65 when she had passed away.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 11, p. 493.</ref> Ibn Abd al-Barr mentioned Khadija (a) passed away 64 years and 6 month after her birth.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 4, p. 1817.</ref> Yet al-Bayhaqi believed that she was 50.<ref>Bayhaqī, ''Dalāʾil al-nubuwwa'', 1405 AH, vol. 2, p. 72.</ref> | ||
Some sources mentioned Khadija (a) passed away after [[Abu Talib]] had passed away, in the same year.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 11, p. 493. Ibn sayyid al-nās, ''ʿUyūn al-athar'', vol. 1, p. 151.</ref> Ibn Sa'd believed Khadija (a) passed away 35 days after the demise of Abu Talib.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 96.</ref> Other sources mentioned Khadija (a) passed away in [[Ramadan]] of 10 years after Bi'tha (May 619).<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 14.</ref> Due to the demise of Prophet's uncle, [[Abu Talib]] (a), and his wife, [[Lady Khadija (a)]], this year was called Am al-Huzn (the year of sorrow and grief).<ref>Maqrizī, ''Imtāʿ al-asmāʾ'', vol. 1, p. 45; Diyār Bakrī, ''Tārīkh al-khamīs'', vol. 1, p. 301.</ref> | Some sources mentioned Khadija (a) passed away after [[Abu Talib]] had passed away, in the same year.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 11, p. 493. Ibn sayyid al-nās, ''ʿUyūn al-athar'', vol. 1, p. 151.</ref> Ibn Sa'd believed Khadija (a) passed away 35 days after the demise of Abu Talib.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 96.</ref> Other sources mentioned Khadija (a) passed away in [[Ramadan]] of 10 years after Bi'tha (May 619).<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 14.</ref> Due to the demise of Prophet's uncle, [[Abu Talib]] (a), and his wife, [[Lady Khadija (a)]], this year was called Am al-Huzn (the year of sorrow and grief).<ref>Maqrizī, ''Imtāʿ al-asmāʾ'', vol. 1, p. 45; Diyār Bakrī, ''Tārīkh al-khamīs'', vol. 1, p. 301.</ref> | ||