Figures & LineagesAn encyclopedia of Islamic historical figures and their lineages

Family

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

Mother of the Believers

Born: c. 555 CE — MeccaDied: c. 619 CE — Mecca
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The Prophet's ﷺ first wife and the first to believe in him; a respected merchant and mother of most of his children.

Lineage

Ancestors

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Descendants

Fatimah bint Muhammad ﷺUmm Kulthum bint Muhammad ﷺRuqayyah bint Muhammad ﷺZaynab bint Muhammad ﷺAl-Hasan ibn AliAl-Husayn ibn AliUmm Kulthum bint AliZaynab bint AliAli ibn al-HusaynMuhammad ibn Ali al-BaqirJa'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq

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Events

  1. Marriage to the Prophet ﷺ

    Marriage

    Khadijah married the Prophet ﷺ before his prophethood.

    Mecca

Sources

  1. 1.Al-Bidayah wa'n-Nihayah — Ibn Kathir