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INTRODUCTION
Khadija, the White Shade Cloud Khadijah’s IMPRINT ON the world of Islam has not faded over the centuries. In that world she is universally loved and appreciated. Yet if she knew what had been made of her life, she might be astonished at the growth of
myth and idealization. She’d smile at being called glorious, pure, and perfect. Beneath flowery phrases about Khadija, a real woman stretches and moves, a person with a remarkable life from the time way before Islam became a world religion.
Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) descended from honorable parents who belonged to the tribe of Quraysh. She was brought up on good morals and distinguished with strictness, reason, and decency to the extent that the people of her tribe, prior to the advent of Islam, called her at-Tahirah (the chaste woman).
Her father was Khuwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abd a1 Uzza. The latter was a brother of Manaf, one of the Prophet’s grandfathers, the sons of Qusay ibn Kilab. Accordingly, her lineage meets that of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the fourth grandfather. Her father enjoyed leadership, honor, and high rank amongst his people, so they paid him obedience and respect.
Her cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, was a knowledgeable man, who had knowledge of the Tawrah and the Injil (the Torah and the Gospels). He had great influence on the life of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Her mother was Fatimah bint Za’idah ibn al-Asam ibn Amir ibn Lu’ayy. In the pre-Islamic era, her grandfather was a hero. Fatimah’s mother was Halah bint Manaf ibn al-Harith.
Both her father and mother descended from honorable families; Khadijah enjoyed an honorable descent, a pure soul, and good character.
When she was fifteen years old, Abu Halah Hind ibn Zararah at-Taymiyy proposed to her and already married her. She gave birth to Hind and Halah.
Hind was brought up in the Prophet’s house, and was a brother of Fatimah from the maternal side. He lived until the advent of Islam. After the death of Abu Halah, she got married to ibn s Abid al-Makhzumiyy, and she gave him birth to a girl called Hind, who embraced Islam.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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