 The mysteries of Islam fascinate us time and time again This is no different from the life story of the Prophet Who was Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam and Illiterate doesn't merchant who one day stumbled upon amazing Arabic rhetoric or was he the creation of Allah's greatest light? sent down to earth to pull man out of ignorance and bring them to the purest of truths I I Ali Burji I'm on a journey to discover the real story behind the Prophet the real story behind our religion The roots the beginning the cradle of civilization my dear doctor so With regards to Lady Khadija, alaihi salam, so now a Rasulullah How did it happen? Do we know and how was he introduced into the business of? Was he did he create a? reputation for himself as a merchant as a businessman and They wanted to hire him for say the Khadija's caravan. Did they know the families knew each other? How did the connection? Happen Alhamdulillah The connection happened obviously the connection was there or at least the Knowledge of the different clans was was there. They were familiar with one another there. They all belong to Quraish. So knowledge was there as to how the Prophet got involved sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi with business of Say the Khadija salam and alaihi ha It is reported that Abu Talib alaihi salam Said to the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi that Now yours if you like you're growing up and so on. It's better that you involve you get Involved in a different trade other than you know the fact that he was a shepherd So that he will have more resources you know and More than what he's earning now because the money was limited as a shepherd The money was limited. Yes, and he said he he recommended He said why don't you go and Seek some of some money from Say the Khadija alaihi salam and so that you can trade with and And use it so and that's what he did It is said that they sought to There are two opinions one states that he he was working for say the Khadija as in like People an employee of Say the Khadija whereas another say that he Involved he was involved in what is called Mudarab. It's a technical term in the Islamic term where it's basically it's a partnership in business and that he took some money from her so that he could make do business with and Out of that the profit that he gets he gets certain percentage Some scholars go some historians go To this side and it's at least the majority Believe that this was the case. He wasn't working as an employee Of say the Khadija salam alaihi salam rather as a business partner if you like and this is how He got involved of course a prophet Muhammad So a lot of a while at that time or young this teenager Muhammad if you like he showed his reputation for his Good conduct honesty Truthfulness someone that he extinguished basically that's right some that he the people Could rely upon so he had those he he became famous for those qualities and and That is one secondly that he was from a Well-known and highly respected clan which is Benny Hashim so and say the Khadija salam alaihi salam Had no qualms back giving the money to him and not only that Given the background about that she knew about say the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi and The reputation which was well known In Mecca about prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi she Was very happy to give the money to but also that's point she also sent one of her workers along with him to not only to Help him to assist him and she is specifically in some some people say she sent two Workers she specifically instructed him or them To obey his orders and do whatever he he instructs them to but also she wanted some feedback some report back to and of course When they came back they reported back to her about his performance his his deed and his conducts He said they said that or at least one of the co-workers said that He was they hadn't seen anyone like him In all aspects of This journey this trip that went they went to the Devant to the sham and came back In dealing in in privacy and his prayers in dealing with people his conduct his honesty And his professionalism when he was buying and selling And Sayyida Khadija sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi she was obviously Even more impressed. She was impressed about him but she was more impressed and she was She wanted to Be able to deal more with him to for him to be In in in the business that she wasn't So The holy prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa sallam that's introduced. He starts working with sayyida khadija, alaihi wa sallam Now we suggest to sayyida khadija and you can please share some knowledge As to her origins her tribe who she was Yeah Sayyida khadija bint huwailet bint asad Further up in the ancestry they meet the ancestry of sayyida khadija and the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi wa sallam But like Several generations higher up in the in the tree if you like in the lineage tree. So they do meet there She was from quresh she was A very unique Individual a very unique character She was no Ordinary woman She was known for her intellect for our sightedness Managing things her management if you like skills Um, of course, she was known for her wealth and She was known for her piety and decency and honesty in fact She has she was known as the tahera the pure one amongst quresh This is before She even married the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi And she was also referred to as sayyida to quresh If you like the queen of quresh um Apart from the materialistic or the material Qualities say that quresh the queen of quresh or the tahera and so on she had She was very pious and virtuous and she Was highly respected to the extent that a lot of people sought to Marry her but she she refused um And of course i'm trying to Give you some background before the marriage Um, and that that is enough that she was known To the people of mecca Or amongst quresh as al tahera And sayyida quresh the queen of quresh And of course we have Various hadiths and so on from the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi from the imams which Goes to reflect further on the status of this lady um As i said apart from her wealth and her intellect for which she was known for Um and various other skills and qualities um She seems to be um Just a very extraordinary and very unique woman And i'll come to that in a minute. Um and For example I'm jumping ahead about the camera. The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi says The leading ladies of paradise are four Khadija Miriam Been to umbran the mother of a prophet jesus And asya ben musahim the wife of faraun the wife of pharaoh That there is a mention about her in um in the quran She is cited for her prayers and Allah swt Sites her as an example For the for the faithful for the mu'minine So these are the four are the leading ladies of paradise one of whom is khadija And fatima of course her daughter and mariam What was the procedure of the of the introduction of the sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi was They obviously they had met before because of the trade and the business that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi was engaged in Impartorship with the with the Money from say the khadija So say the khadija knew About him Had met him But there are various reports about the marriage issue it's Unanimous that she initiated The marriage she made the request And through various channels again as I mentioned in earlier episode that people In the close vicinity Of qoraysh knew That the prophet of the end of time would be amongst them and will be muhammad and so And say the khadija Supported that she on one occasion She she was speaking to one of the jewish scholars in makkah He was saying that He was talking about this young man or Probably he wasn't he was younger than just a teenager. He was saying that this this would be a prophet and Say the khadija Given her qualities So she remembered that Also, it is said that her cousin waraq bin naufal Ibn Assad He he was a scholar. He was following the religion of Al-masih the jesus alayhi salam. So if you like he was christian, but He wasn't referred to i'm not sure he wasn't referred to by that name But anyway, he was following the the religion of al-masih and he also said That's way before he also said that Um, we have a afsine in the works of the Jews and the christians In their works in their books that the muhammad of the end of the prophet of the end of time Will be Will will emerge from makkah and it will be him and it is said that The a leading lady a wealthy lady from uresh will marry him Um, so these are the sort of backgrounds well before By the time that he was if you like a young man in his 20s, he's he's worked With say the khadija on various business trips And he was very successful and he could she could see her She could see his honesty his truth Truthfulness reliability as well as his good manners and various other qualities She Started initiating this marriage proposal. She sent A lot of gifts and so on to saffiya the the aunt of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam That is saffiya bint abdul nuttali who is the sister of abdulla her father his his father And she sought Her offices that she approached the prophet and So that they could arrange for marriage And it's reported that she sent And she said to saffiya that i am sure that he is Supported and endorsed by allah rabbal alameen You know an ordinary person wouldn't say something. I don't think woman wouldn't say something like this unless she knew something specific And another thing which she said it's reported which said and i'll show you some of the references She sent some lady by the name of nafisa to the prophet to Talk to her to the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi which she said she went say the nafisa She went and spoke to the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi and she said why don't you you should marry I know a good Lady who was acting as a matchmaker if you like. I know a good lady who is Who would be very appropriate suitable for you and He said who is she the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi said who is she? And this is astonishing. She obviously she this is all has been instructed by sayda khadija alayhi sallam She says something very astonishing now she said Mamlu kathika khadija Mamlu kathika means your slave Your slave khadija Now she's the queen of quraish She is the ta'ara. She is The single most wealthy individual It's certainly women and probably individual amongst men and women in mecca She says she presents the man Mamlu kathika khadija your slave khadija And I think this is quite astonishing Is it maybe because she wanted to show her humbleness? Uh, this is beyond a humility. It's it's basically She believed in him She she was so she was of the caliber of abdel mut talib She was of the caliber of abdel mut talib. In fact when we come to see In in in one of the ziyarah one Of the the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi When we say Salutation and salam to the wives The wives of the prophet Um, we refer to it's referred to say the khadija al as-saddiqa Now as-saddiqa has been used for only once in the quran is for say the mariam The mother of jesus alayhim as-salam And the mom says as-saddiqa means ma'sum Really, okay So she is being referred to as as-saddiqa in one of the ziyarat of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi So it's no matter of humility Uh, or humbleness it's Much more far beyond that And that's why I say she was no ordinary person And if we go by such status as as-saddiqa, which means and ma'sum So she had a A degree of asma Like probably other individuals who weren't Like the 14 ma'sums, but That I am giving away all my wealth and whatever cattle she had and whatever Um Slaves she had all of them giving them all away to the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi wa alaihi