Hazrat Khadija (R.A)

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"Khadija Bint Khuwaylid was the daughter of Khuwaylid Ibn Asad and the beloved wife of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). She was born in 555 (CE) and was the first lady to accept Islam.

Khadija Bint Khuwaylid also is commonly known as Khatijatul Kubra (Khadijah the great) and Ameerat-Quraish (princess of Quraish) and Al-Tahira (the pure one) belonged to the clan of Quraish in Makkah. She was a wealthy woman, who had been married twice and widowed before marrying Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).

 She was a trader and her caravans would go to Syria, Egypt, and other Arab countries

It is in one such caravan which Holy  Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) lead, and brought her double the profit, that she decided to marry him. She had heard about the personality of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and seeing his honesty she proposed him for marriage. 

At that time, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was 25 and she was 40 years old. 

Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) accepted the proposal and both got married. She was blessed with seven children of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) namely, 

Qasim, 

Ibrahim, 

Abdullah, 

Zainab Muhammad, 

Ruqayyah,

Umm Kulsoom, 

and Fatimah. 

She was the first one to accept Islam after the first revelation on Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). 

Hazrat Khatijatul Kubra (R.A) passed away on 11th of Ramadan, in 619 (CE) at the age of 65. She rests in peace in Jannatul Muallah in Makka.Holy  Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) regarded her as the noblest of women along with Sayyada Mariam (Virgin Marry).

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