Khadija bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد, Khadīja bint Khuwaylid, born 555 CE – 22 November 619 CE), commonly known as Khadija, was the first wife and first follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Khadija was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad, a leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca, and a successful businesswoman in her own right.
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555 present-day Saudi Arabia
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619 (aged 63) Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
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