In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
This chapter discusses the early phase of the spread of Islam. Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) spent a lot of time — to put it simply — meditating at the mountains and valleys near Mecca. One day, while he was ay the valley, the angel Gabriel came to him and taught him the way to pray.
I am just sidetracking here; it would have been great if camcorders had already been invented at that time. Currently, there are over 20 variations of the mandatory prayer and only one is the accurate one as exemplified by Gabriel to Muhammad. Alas, unless we make the effort to research on praying just like Muhammad, we might not know.
Back to my actual point of interest — Khadijah’s relationship with Muhammad — Khadijah was the first person to carry out the mandatory prayer after Muhammad and with him. That shows us just how deep her love and support for Muhammad is. She did not simply show her support for him as a messenger of God through her words but also through her actions. That is what a wife should for her husband.
Another lesson we can take away from this is that Allah deliberately chose Khadijah to be the first follower of Islam. Remember, Khadijah is a woman yet her status transcends the average man. That is how much women are valued in Islam so it is very disheartening when gender discourse pertaining to the treatment of women in Islam are framed within negative contexts.
And He is Knower of all things. – MM
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