bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim
KHADIJAH:
The Wife,
The Pillar,
The Best of
Women
The Wife,
The Pillar,
The Best of
Women
The Wives of the Prophet Muhammad SAW played significant roles
in supporting the final messenger in delivering his message.
Khadijah RA, a noble and successful business women of great
character, was his first wife. She held a special position in his heart.
Khadijah RA, aged forty, was one of the wealthiest women in Makkan society. She had been widowed twice, and due to her great beauty and status many leaders in Makkah sought her hand in marriage,
though she declined.
As for Muhammad SAW, living through the third decade of his life, he had become known in Makkah as Al-Amin, the Trustworthy. This was through his business dealings and other interactions with society. Later, even his open enemies would entrust him with their property. Based on this remarkable reputation, Khadijah
hired him and sent him on a trade journey accompanied by her slave Maysarah to observe his dealings. Upon return, Maysarah reported what he had observed.
A Glowing Account Incident
1: This occured when both of them had reached the south of Syria in a place called Bostra, and Muhammad SAW had taken shelter under a tree.
A monk, came out of his cell and enquired, "Who is the man beneath that tree?’.
‘He is a man of the Quraysh,’ said Maysarah, adding by way of exception: ‘of the people who
have guardianship of the Sanctuary’. The monk then spoke striking words that Maysarah would not forget:
‘None other than a prophet is sitting beneath that tree'.
Incident 2: As they went on further into Syria, Maysarah became ever aware that he was in the company of a man unlike any other. His thoughts were confirmed by his observationson the way home: the usually
unbearable heat of Arabia seemed strangely unoppressive. The explanation was shown to him in a brief but
clear vision of two angels shading Muhammad SAW from the sun’s rays.
Khadijah RA noted these incidents and was also taken by the description of the
Prophet’s manners, intelligence, and honesty in business. She took the initiative to ask for his hand in
marriage, and it was a decision that changed the course of her life; so that she would be honoured with the title of ‘Mother of the Believers.’
Khadijah the Pillar Picture it: The Prophet Muhammad SAW received the heavy message of the Qur’an,
having been squeezed three times with the great strength of Angel Jibrail. He returned from Mount Noor, shaken by the power and sheer pressure of the event. But Khadijah was not like many people of today,
she did not dismiss his words or laugh it off. Khadijah RA understood the magnitude of
the task he had been charged with, she understood that Muhammad SAW was truly chosen, thus she comforted him and said, 'Allah would never disgrace you. You maintain family ties;you bear the burden of
the weak; you help the poor and the needy, you entertain the guests and endure hardships in the path
of truthfulness' Such wisdom and strength.
Note that even today this statement holds true, we must sincerely hold on to these strong values for the sake of ourselves, and for justice to flourish in our society. Waraqah the Monk Together they visited her
cousin Waraqah, a scribe and a devout follower of the previous Divine Scriptures.
"What did you see?" Waraqah asked. When he told him, Waraqa said, "That is the same angel whom Allah sent to the Prophet Moses. Should I live till you receive the Divine Message, I would most definitely support you."
(Narrated by A’isha RA in Bukhari)
Bearing Responsibility When Muhammad SAW decided that it was time to openly take the call (da'wah) to the public, Khadijah RA used all she could of her influence and wealth in the path of Allah; she was determined to support the call to the worship of the one true God.
In order to stop the new religion from growing and to break the efforts of the Muslims the Quraish imposed a
social and economic boycott on the Muslims, for a period of three years. Despite the difficult circumstances,
Khadijah stood strong as a pillar of emotional and financial support for Muhammad SAW, and for the first Muslim community.
Memories of Khadijah RA When Khadijah RA died, she was sixty-five and the Prophet was fifty-one. It was recorded that the Prophet SAW said, ‘She believed in me while the people disbelieved in me. And she trusted in me while the people belied me. And she helped and comforted me, in person and wealth, when the people would not. Allah provided me with children by her, and he did not with others'.
Life after Khadijah RA The Prophet SAW was married to Khadijah for over twenty years of his life. After her death the Islamic call progressed to a higher stage.
Many military expeditions took place, significant battles were won, and an Islamic state was established in Madinah. During this time the Prophet SAW married a number of women, some of these marriages were
to strengthen political ties, to strengthen relationships between tribes, and to cement relationships with other
companions; as determined by Allah swt.
A DISCLAIMER:
Everyone's words can be accepted or rejected, except the words of Allah SWT (the Qur'an)
and those words that the Prophet Muhammad SAW definitely said.
Many writers have opinions that are their own.
Who have faith , read this history, and if woman keep this example and go on.. do your duty as wife, sister, family . Who are men, muslim, think many about, before to THINK in same prejudice about WHO Allah cc gave to your life; and don't forget: our life are done of choices. And what make a marriage be blessed are not the age our beautifull or , yet, the finance power, but yes the strong faith in Allah cc way , and the respect each to other for to live as brother and sister , helping in all for all always, each to other to stay in the way to Allah cc.
May our owner Allah cc Al Ali Al Wali Al Nur to help us to see and to undersdant the truth by from the true. And to protect our eyes, toughts , ears, from the ilusion from the world, making us
to learn, and to use our capacity for to understand and do acts , also , rights acts.
may Allah cc give to all sisters a heart honest, for Sisters respect others sisters, dont be between a couple, destroying a family and others lives, to care each to others with the best as we would like have to us, as our beloved Hz Khadja (ra), brothers, also do same; to the , Allah CC give to them, please, must respect the wife as she are, dont looking at the beautifull or others things from the world, but look inside of her heart of the wife, where have the register from Allah CC, about our histories, as our beloved prophet Mohammad (saw) respected Hz Aisha (ra) when she was living in this world. inshAllah amin
“By Al-'Asr (the time). Verily, man is in loss. Except those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'ruf) which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar which Allah has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience.”
(Al-‘Asr 103:1-3)
Allah also swears by the night when it covers and the day when it appears and with the two kinds of creation: male and female. He also affirms that people’s efforts are diverse. He swears by the sun and its brightness, and by the day, night and the soul, affirming that whoever purifies his soul has succeeded and that whoever instills it with corruption has failed. All this, indicating that time is the essence of life.
Fellow Muslims! The wise is the one who reflects over his affairs and realizes that movement of days means nearness of his death however long or short he is destined to live. He then takes the safe side, strives in his day and prepare for his morrow. The time is nothing but man’s life and his repeated breath. Time is precious. The part of it that is gone will never be retrieved.
