The wives of
The prophet
Muhammad
Their strives and their lives
U mm al – mu" minin

(may Allah be pleased with her)
Name and Lineage
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 al- uzza.the latter was a brother of abd manaf one of the prophe`sgrandfathers, 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 aknowledageable man, who had knowledageof 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`idahibn al-asam ibn `amir ibn lu`ayy . in the pre- Islamic era, her grandfather was a hero. Fatimah`s mother was halah bint abd manaf ibn al- harith.
Both her father and mother descended from honorable families; khadijiah 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 atiq ibn`abid al-makhzumiyy and she gave him birth to girl called hind,