Dictionary Meaning
What Khadijah means
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.
/xa.ˈdiː.dʒa/ Stress on the long /iː/.Every Arabic letter in this name carries a spiritual quality that Urdu inherited from the Islamic tradition. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about names like Khadijah? →
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The Letters
Reading Khadijah through Ilm ul Huroof
Every Arabic name is a sequence of ontological principles. The first letter governs the outward self. The middle letters govern the interior. The final letter governs how things resolve.
This name opens with Kha — the letter of hidden depth. See all names that share this opening →
Kha (خ) — hidden depth. Dal (د) — returning door. Ya (ي) — reaching. Jeem (ج) — comprehensive beauty. Ta (ة) — manifestation. The first believer: from hidden depth, returning through the door, reaching, comprehensively beautiful, manifest.
"A name is not a label assigned after the fact. It is a structure of principles that begins its work the moment it is given."
In the tradition of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi
The Portrait
What Khadijah asks of its bearer
The reading of Khadijah begins with Kha: an outward self with hidden depth. Inside the name, Dal brings an interior of return; Ya brings an interior of strong selfhood. These are the inward currents the name carries. Khadijah ends in Alif — everything resolves back to the source. The work of the name is to let the first believer live through every letter — so that her life takes the same shape as her name.
Khadijah (RA) — '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.' — the Prophet ﷺ.
Famous Bearers
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid (RA)c. 555-619 CE·MeccaFirst wife of Prophet Muhammad PBUH; first person to accept Islam.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Khadijah
What does the name Khadijah mean?
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Is Khadijah mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Khadijah mean in Urdu?
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Is Khadijah a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Khadijah in Ilm ul Huroof?
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