One day, Khadija, the mother of Hind, one of the notables of Mecca, saw a dream… It was an astonishing dream. She immediately ran to her cousin Nawfal bin Waraqa for its interpretation.

Waraqa was like an oracle. His sister was also an oracle. When Abdulmuttalib’s son Abdullah was born, it was this oracle from whom Abdulmuttalib had sought advice to not sacrifice his son.

Waraqa was a Christian. He knew both the Bible and the Torah very well. In his possession were precious books that contained secret esoteric knowledge… From time to time, he would make prophecies about what is to come… At this time, he had grown fairly old…

When Waraqa saw Khadija standing before him he asked, “What is it Khadija? If you’re here at this time, it must be an important thing?”

Khadija exclaimed, “My dear cousin, I saw a fascinating dream last night!” 

“What did you see?”

“I saw the Sun in my dream, it was so bright, its lights were so luminous that it was not only casting its light to my own house but to all the houses in Mecca…”

Waraqa gave all ears to Khadija, when she finished, he thought for some time then said, “Khadija, I have good news for you! Here is the interpretation of your dream: You will be the wife of the Nabi of the final times…”

Khadija had married twice until then. Her first husband was Atiq, the son of Ali, from the Nahzum tribe. She had a son and a daughter from her first marriage. Her second husband was Abu Hala Maliq, the son of Zurarah. From this marriage she has a daughter named Hale and a son names Hind.

Khadija’s paternal forefathers were related to one of the great grandfathers of our Master, called Qusayy.

Our master’s paternal lineage was as the following:

His father was Abdullah, the son of Abdulmuttalib, the son of Hashim, the son of Abdi Manaf, the son of Qusayy, the son of Qilab, the son of Murrah…

Khadijas paternal lineage was as the following:

Her father was Huwaylid, the son of As’ad, the son of Abduluzza, the son of Qusayy…

Upon receiving this news Khadijas heart started pounding… Who was to be the Rasul of the final times?

This query and curiosity occupied her mind more than anything else… She was a famous businesswoman at the time, the most famous in Mecca in the years 595-596… Her business caravans loaded with merchandise would go to various countries both to the north and the south of Mecca. She both exported and imported goods. She had inherited this system of trade from her previous husbands. Though she didn’t leave Mecca herself, she would employ people whom she trusted to manage her caravan and sales in her stead. While many men at that time were illiterate Khadija was a learned woman who knew how to read and write.   

One of the reasons behind her success was her conduct towards her employees. When they returned from Damascus or Yemen, she would sit them down, have them give her a full report then she would give half of all her profit to them. This not only warded off any form of possible deceit or betrayal but made all her workers extremely loyal to her.