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Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

Khadijah is remembered as the first believer in Islam and a central source of support during the Makkan period.

BORN c. 555 CE · Mecca, HijazDIED 619 CE · Mecca, HijazERA Early Islam

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Supported Prophet Muhammad personally and materially during the earliest years of revelation.

THE RECORD

Her home became the earliest private setting of the prophetic mission.
Her trust and resources helped sustain the first Muslim community under pressure.
She is honored in Islamic memory as one of the foremost women of faith.