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Khadija bint Khuwaylid

Also known as Khadijah

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  • born. 6th centurylow · Wikidata P569
  • died. 619high · Wikidata P570

First wife of Muhammad and, in Islamic tradition, the first to accept his message; her cousin Waraqa was a Christian.

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Khadija bint Khuwaylid was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born into an aristocratic clan of the Quraysh, she was an affluent merchant and was known to have a noble personality within her tribe. She employed Muhammad to manage a trade caravan to Syria and, impressed by his skills, subsequently offered him marriage, which he accepted. Khadija had married thrice before Muhammad.

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