For children - The First Female Convert to Islam: Our mother Hazrat Khadija

Our mother Hazrat Khadija (ra), the first wife of our beloved
Prophet (saas), was at the same time the first female Muslim.
Our worthy mother made great efforts to assist the spread of Islam
through her intellect, foresight and wisdom.
With her submission, courage and devotion, our mother Hazrat
Khadija (ra), one of our Prophet's (saas) greatest supporters, was a
role model for all Muslims.
Our Prophet (saas) first told Hazrat Khadija (ra) of the revelation
that came to him; and she, with her intelligence and foresight, her
unquestioning obedience to and trust in our Prophet (saas),
realized that he had been especially chosen by Allah and believed
him straight away . When the prophethood was bestowed upon him,
Hazrat Khadija (ra) said "I bear witness that you are the Messenger
of Allah" and converted to Islam.
Hazrat Khadija (ra) was from the Quraysh, one of the leading Arab
tribes, and her family shared the same line of descent as our
Prophet (saas). And although she was subjected to many tests
reflecting the moral values of the ignorant Arab society in which
she lived, she always exhibited a most powerful and determined
character in the face of all adversities.
· According to accounts, Hazrat Khadija (ra) died three years
before the hegira (19 April, 620 A.D.) and lived at a time when
Islam had not yet become strong and achieved dominion. Despite the
difficult conditions of the time, and all the persecution by the
pagans of Mecca, she maintained her unquestioning submission to
Allah and our Prophet (saas).
· At a time when there were quite literally only three
Muslims in the world, Hazrat Khadija (ra) would sometimes worship
around the Kaaba with the Messenger of Allah (saas) and Hazrat Ali
(ra), and sometimes at home.
· When the pagans of Mecca besieged the Muslims at Shi'bu Abi
Talib, Hazrat Khadija (ra) withstood the siege alongside our Prophet
(saas) with tremendous courage, fortitude and heroism.
· The immaculate line of our Prophet (saas), that will continue
until the Day of Reckoning, is descended from our mother Hazrat
Khadija (ra). With the exception of Hazrat Maria (ra), whose son
Abraham died subsequently, our Prophet (saas) had no children with
any of his other precious wives.
· Our Prophet (saas) had six children with our mother Hazrat
Khadija (ra). The first of these was Hazrat Fatima, who would
continue the line, from whom Hazrat Hassan and Hazrat Husseinm whose
lines will also continue until the Day of Reckoning, were born.
· Our mother Hazrat Khadija (ra) was a wealthy person engaged
in business; but after becoming a Muslim, instead of seeking
worldly advantages, she happily used everything she had acquired in
order to earn the approval of Allah and was a role model in terms
of spending her fortune for the sake of Islam.
· Hazrat Khadija's (ra) purity and chastity were renowned even
before her conversion to Islam, for which reason she was known as
"Tâhire" (the spotless and immaculate woman).