Khadija bint Khuwaylid

First wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife
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Summary

Khadija bint Khuwaylid was born on 557[1] in Mecca[2]. She died on 619[3] in Mecca[4]. She worked as a businessperson[5], wholesale merchant[6], merchant[7], and Muslim[8]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,057 views/month, #6,119 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Jannat al-Mu'alla[10]
  • Father: Khuwaylid ibn Asad[11]
  • Mother: Fatima bint Za'idah[12]
  • Spouse: Al-Nabash bin Zarara Al-Tamimi[13], Muhammad[14]
  • Child: Hind bint Atiq[15], Qasim ibn Muhammad[16], Fatima[17], Ruqayya bint Muhammad[18], Zainab bint Muhammad[19], Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad[20], Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad[21], الحارث بن أبي هالة[22], الطاهر بن أبي هالة[23], الزبير بن أبي هالة[24], هالة بن أبي هالة[25], Hind ibn Abi Hala[26]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[27]
  • Sex or gender: female[28]
  • Part of: Muhammad's wives[29]
  • Commons category: Khadija bint Khuwaylid[30]
  • Given name: Khadija[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Khadija bint Khuwaylid[32]
  • Described by source: Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English)[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[38], Classical Arabic[39]
  • Name in native language: خديجة بنت خويلد بن أسد بن عبد العزى[40], خديجة بنت خويلد[41]
  • Name: ꠈꠣꠖꠤꠎꠣ[42]
  • Sibling: Hizam ibn Khuwaylid[43], Awwam ibn Khuwaylid[44], Halah bint Khuwailid[45], Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid[46]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Khadija bint Khuwaylid include Khadija[47], a female given name[48] and Khadija Mosque[49], a mosque[50], in Sweden[51].

Why It Matters

Khadija bint Khuwaylid has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for her include Khadija[47], a female given name[48] and Khadija Mosque[49], a mosque[50], in Sweden[51].

FAQs

Where was Khadija bint Khuwaylid born?

Khadija bint Khuwaylid's place of birth was Mecca[2].

Where did Khadija bint Khuwaylid die?

Khadija bint Khuwaylid passed away in Mecca[4].

Who were Khadija bint Khuwaylid's parents?

Khadija bint Khuwaylid's father was Khuwaylid ibn Asad[11]. Khadija bint Khuwaylid's mother was Fatima bint Za'idah[12].

Who was Khadija bint Khuwaylid married to?

Khadija bint Khuwaylid's spouses include Al-Nabash bin Zarara Al-Tamimi[13] and Muhammad[14].

What did Khadija bint Khuwaylid do for work?

Khadija bint Khuwaylid worked as a businessperson[5], wholesale merchant[6], merchant[7], and Muslim[8].

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  7. [14] ↑ . Q80232056. wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] ↑ . Fatima bint Muhammad. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Q80232056. wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Q80232056. wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . Q80230913. wikidata.org.
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  22. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . History of the Prophets and Kings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . referenceworks.brill.com. Retrieved . referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [40] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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