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Marriage with Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)

Soon it was arranged for Hazrat Khadija(R.A) to be married to the Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H). At that time, Prophet Mohammad(pbuh&hf) was aged 25 and Hazrat Khadija(R.A) was 40 years of age.

According to Shiite tradition, this was her first marriage and that she was not a widow as is narrated by non-shiite sources. Hazrat Abu Talib(AS) read the Nikah on behalf of the Prophet whilst Waqara bin Noufal read it for Hazrat Khadija.

Hazrat Abu Talib(AS) paid the mehr for his nephew and fed the people of Makka for 3 days in celebration. Hazrat Khadija too fed the people. The marriage was a very happy one and their first child was a son called Qasim. The second was Abdullah. Both died in infancy. Their third and last child was Hazrat Fatema Zahra(R.A).