Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Story of Khadija Part 2 December 25, 2022

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References in this lecture 19
Ibn Kathir, al-Sirah, vol. 1, p. 385
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 238
Ibn Kathir, al-Sirah, vol. 1, p. 387
1 min 19 sec
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True dreams: the first form revelation took
“Around age 39, the Prophet began seeing true dreams”
5 min 8 sec
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Prophet's five years of solitary worship at Cave Hira
“He realized he must live a life of contemplation”
57 sec
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Prophet asks Khadijah for time alone to worship
“I need some time to reflect and worship”
2 min 12 sec
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Why the Prophet chose Cave Hira for worship
“The cave was high up, isolated, and faced the Kaaba”
5 min 24 sec
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First revelation: Gabriel's visit and Khadijah's comfort
“Prophet felt someone waking him at dawn in the cave”
1 min 38 sec
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The Iqra moment: Gabriel commands him to read
“Gabriel said, Iqra, O Muhammad, read”
3 min
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Khadijah comforts a trembling Prophet after first revelation
“He reached home shaking and sweating, terrified”
36 sec
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Zamiluni: Prophet trembling, asking to be covered
“Cover me, cover me, he said, shaking with fear”
58 sec
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Khadijah's famous words praising the Prophet's character
“Never, Allah will never disgrace a person like you”
2 min 33 sec
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Waraqa ibn Nawfal confirms the revelation is real
“Khadijah rushed straight to her learned Christian cousin”
2 min 23 sec
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Second revelation orders the Prophet to warn people
“He saw Gabriel filling the entire horizon with his wings”
42 sec
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Khadijah is the first to accept the message
“You are the first one I am calling to this message”
36 sec
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Khadijah's list of firsts alongside the Prophet
“The Prophet did his first prayer ever with Khadijah”
24 sec
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No rest after today, the mission has begun
“There is no comfort after today, he said”
2 min 1 sec
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Quraysh persecution and little Fatima's tears
“Mecca ran on idol worship, and that business was threatened”
27 sec
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Fatima cries seeing her father's wounds dressed
“Little Fatima started crying seeing his injuries”
4 min 27 sec
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Three-year boycott of the Prophet's clan in Mecca
“A document was written to boycott the whole clan”
1 min 55 sec
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Maulana's principle of positive stoicism under hardship
“There's a huge lesson in how they turned to God”
40 sec
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Positive stoicism is not cowardice, Maulana taught
“Positive stoicism does not mean accepting the situation”
4 min 47 sec
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Gabriel delivers Allah's greeting of peace to Khadijah
“Gabriel said, O Messenger, Khadijah is coming”
2 min 44 sec
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The Year of Sorrow: losing Khadijah and Abu Talib
“Both of them were elderly, and both fell ill together”
2 min 44 sec
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Prophet defends Khadijah's memory against Aisha's jealousy
“Aisha said she was never jealous of anyone like Khadijah”
25 sec
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Prophet says Khadijah's love was placed in his heart by God
“By God, I was granted her love”
2 min 50 sec
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Khadijah the businesswoman who spent it all on Islam
“People forget she ran her own thriving business”
58 sec
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The richest woman in Mecca left with only a mug
“During the boycott, all she owned was a mug and a bucket”
34 sec
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Prophet declares Khadijah the greatest woman of all time
“That was the reason he declared her the greatest woman ever”