Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Khadijah Name Meaning in Islam
Variant of Khadija.
- Meaning
- Variant of Khadija. Mother of the Believers
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- خ-د-ج
- Urdu
- خدیجہ
- Pronunciation
- kha-DEE-ja /xa.ˈdiː.dʒa/
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Khadijah an Islamic name? Yes. Khadijah is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Variant of Khadija. Mother of the Believers. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
خ-د-ج. Same root as Khadija.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Same reading as Khadija, hidden depth that returns, reaches, beautifies, manifests.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Khadijah weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Khabir, the Aware, meaning the bearer is trusted with an aware, quietly informed presence, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Khadijah is the family's slow heart.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The first believer. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA), the Prophet first and most beloved wife. A successful merchant who proposed to Muhammad ﷺ herself. When the first revelation came and the Prophet trembled with fear, she wrapped him in her cloak and said: 'By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You maintain family ties, you speak the truth, you bear people's burdens, you help the destitute, you honour your guests, and you help those who are stricken by calamity.'.
The Prophet never stopped loving her. When Aisha asked if she was jealous of an old woman, the Prophet said: 'She believed in me when no one else did. She supported me with her wealth when everyone withheld theirs. Allah gave me children through her alone.' He prayed for her and sent her companions gifts for decades after her death.
Pakistani, Turkish, Arab top girls name. Hatice in Turkish.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid (RA)c. 555-619 CE·MeccaFirst wife of Prophet Muhammad PBUH; first person to accept Islam.
How to Pronounce Khadijah
/xa.ˈdiː.dʒa/ Stress on the long /iː/.Is this the spelling you searched?
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Variants of this name
The same Arabic name romanises differently across communities. Each canonical page on AsrNaam for Khadijah carries its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.
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Names sharing the خ Kha influence
Like Khadijah, these names carry Kha (خ) as their leading letter influence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Khadijah
What does the name Khadijah mean?
The letters that build Khadijah each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Khadijah? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Khadijah? →
Is Khadijah mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Khadijah mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Khadijah carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Khadijah a good Islamic name?
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Is Khadijah a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Khadijah in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Khadijah is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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