The marriage of Lady Khadija and Prophet Muhammad (15 years before Bi'that/ 595 A.D.)
On Saturday, the 14th of September 2024 (the 10th of Rabī al-’Awwal 1446 A.H.)
At the same day, lady Khadījah got married to the prophet Muhammad. Before marrying the Prophet Muhammad, she was widowed twice. To marry her would have been a great feat for any man, and indeed, quite a few of the most prominent and wealthy men in society had asked for her hand. However, after she hired the Prophet Muhammad to take her trading caravans to Syria, she was impressed by his character and his honesty in dealing with her business.
When they were married, the Prophet Muhammad was 25 years old, and Khadījah was 40 but according to some narrations she was 28 years old. They were married for 25 years and she bore him six children, two sons and four daughters: Qāsim, ‘Abdullah, Zaynab, Ruqayyah, ’Umm Kulthūm, and Lady Fatima who is the Princess of the womankind. Their two sons did not pass childhood.[1]
After the Prophet’s ministry began and the opposition of his people became harsh and brutal, she was always there to support the Prophet, sacrificing all of her wealth to support the cause of Islam. When the Prophet and his family were banished to the hills outside of Mecca, she went there with him and the three years of hardship and deprivation eventually led to her death.
Khadījah is respected by all Muslims for her conviction, her love for the Prophet, and her willingness to sacrifice for the faith. She is considered to be one of the great women in the history of Islam and is a role model for all Muslim women.
[1] . Bihār al Anwār, vol. 22, p. 166.
