In that house Fatima (^alayha assalam) was born and the revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah (May Allah raise his rank) many times. This house, as well as the one in which the Prophet Muhammad (May Allah raise his rank) was born (which stood approximately 50 meters northwards), were both demolished by the ignorant and fanatical Wahhabi rulers of Saudi Arabia last year (1413 A.H) and turned into public bathrooms. The grave sites of many family members and companions of the Prophet Muhammad (May Allah raise his rank) were all demolished by the same Wahhabis in 1343 A.H./1924 R. against the wish and despite the denunciation of the adherents of all other Muslim sects and schools of thought world-wide.


The marriage was a very happy one, and it produced a lady who was one of the five perfect women in all the history of mankind: Fatima daughter of Muhammad (May Allah raise his rank). Before her, Qasim and Abdullah were born, but they both died at infancy.


By the time Khadija got married, she was quite a wealthy lady, so wealthy that she felt no need to keep trading and increasing her wealth; instead, she decided to retire and enjoy a comfortable life with her husband who, on his part, preferred an ascetic life to that of money making.


The Messenger of Allah (may Allah raise his rank) had no desire to accumulate wealth; that was not the purpose for which he, peace and blessings of Allah upon him and his progeny, was created.


He was created to be savior of mankind from the darkness of ignorance, idol worship, polytheism, misery, poverty, injustice, oppression, and immorality. He very much loved to meditate, though his meditation deepened his grief at seeing his society sunk so low in immorality, lawlessness, and the absence of any sort of protection for those who were weak and oppressed.

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