Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu
Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu was also known as Tahira or the pure. She belonged to a noble and rich Quraish family. Her father was a successful businessman. She was widowed twice.
After the death of her father, Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu needed the services of an honest person to manage her business. Her choice was Hazrat Muhammad(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) who was known to be honest and trustworthy. She was so impressed with his integrity and his way of conducting her business that she sent a proposal of marriage to him which was accepted. At the time of their marriage, Hazrat Muhammad(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) was twenty-five years old, while Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu was forty years of age.
The marriage proved to be a very happy one. Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu loved her husband. She placed all her wealth at his disposal. She was the first to declare her faith in his Prophethood. She was, thus, the first convert to Islam. She also proved to be his greatest helper and supporter in times of difficulty.
Hazrat Khadija razi allah tala anhu lived for twenty-five years after her marriage. She died on the 11th of Ramazan in the tenth year of Prophethood, three years before Hijrat. She was then sixty-five. Her death was a terrible loss to the Holy Prophet(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) He always retained his love for her and would often say to his other wives: “I can never forget her. She believed in me when no one else did. She embraced Islam when people disbelieved in me. She helped and comforted me when there was no one to give me a helping hand.”
The Holy Prophet(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) did not take another wife during Hazrat Khadija’s razi allah tala anhu life. She bore him two sons and four daughters. Both the sons died while they were very young. Of the daughters, only the youngest Fatima, lived after her father’s death.
