JAMB - Islamic Religious Knowledge Irk (2014 - No. 29)

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خَدِيجَة ٱبْنَت خُوَيْلِد‎, Khadījah ibnat Khuwaylid, born AD 555- 22 November AD 619), commonly known as Khadija, was the first wife and first female follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Khadijah is often referred to by Muslims as "Mother of the Believers". She and her daughter Fatimah are two of the most important female figures in Islam. Muhammad was monogamously married to her for 25 years.