Islam, it was her home. She "reared" Islam. If any home can be called the "axis" of Islam, it was her home; Islam revolved around her home. Her home was the "home" of the Holy Quran-the Book of Allah, and the religious and political code of Islam. It was in her home that Gabriel was bringing Revelations from Heaven for ten years.

Without a doubt, Islam means the product of the house of Khadija (pbuh) and without a doubt, the Holy Quran is the "dialect" of her family. Her daughter, Fatima Zahra, and her grandchildren, Hassan and Husain (pbut) grew up chanting and reciting the Quran. She has the same relationship to Islam and the Holy Quran that light has to eyes, a luster to a pearl, and fragrance to a rose.

Khadija (pbuh) has collected more "firsts" in the history of nascent Islam than anyone else. She was the first wife of the last messenger of Allah. She was the first Believer. She was the very first mortal to declare that the Creator was only one, and that Muhammad was His messenger. Next to her husband, she was the very first individual who heard the Voice of Revelation. She was the first person who offered prayers to Allah with her husband. Whenever he went into the presence of Allah, she was his constant companion. She was the first Mother of Believers. She was the only wife of Muhammad Mustafa who did not have any co-wife to coexist with. All the love, all

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