Bibi Khadija: was she a widow?
Posted: 31 Aug 2009, 18:26
I have come across several people who support the view that Bibi Khadija was married and widowed (some say two or more times).
I have also heard and read that she had children before her marriage to the Holy Prophet
Opposed to the above I have come across recitors and people who strongly believe that she was a spinster and her first marriage was to the Holy Prophet
And that the girls that the Holy Prophet adopted were under the care of Bibi Khadija (since she was known for her giving services to the poor and needy), possibly daughters of her relatives who had become orphans.
The third mystery is her age at the time of her marriage with the Holy Prophet
Does anyone have any references to ahadith narrated from the ahl bayt about any of these issues? Please post them here to clarify these issues.