1.Lesson 17 Second trip to Syria and First encounter with Sayyida Khadija Knowledge is worship of the heart, the prayer of the innermost, and the inward act of drawing close to Allah - Al-Ghazali

2. Prophets honesty As shown in the previous lesson, the Prophet became a merchant. He would trade with people from Makkah and Syria. Prophets trustworthiness and honesty became the talk of the town. Everyone would refer to him as Al-Amin. Honesty is important in business. 3. Khadija as a business woman Highly successful business woman. She would hire traders on a profit sharing basis.(Short term partnership) All her goods were equivalent to the goods of Quraysh put together. 4. Prophet & Khadijas first bussiness partnership She heard about the Prophets honesty anddecided to hire the Prophet for a business partnership. She offered the Prophet double the amount of profit compared to normal traders. She sent her slave Maysarah with the Prophet. 5. The second journey to Syria They reached Busra where the Prophet tookshade under a tree. A monk named Nastura who lived nearby approached either the Prophet or Maysarah and said, From Isa Bin Marayam right up to this present moment no other prophet sat beneath this tree. The monk said Surely this is the Prophet. this is the final messenger. 6. While on the trip someone demanded the Prophettake an oath to Laat and Uzza. The Prophet refused and said I have never taken an oath even if I come across them I try to avoid them all together.] Maysarah mentions while returning in the severe heat, she saw two angels shading the Prophet. Khadija in Makkah also noticed a miracle. 7. Critically analyse this incident This incident is mentioned by Waqidi, MuhammedIbn Ishaq and Ibn Sakan. Ibn Sakan and Muhammed Ibn Ishaq were tabii. Waqidi was a student of Imam Malik and Sufyan Thawri. They are known as the Imams of Sirah. 8. Contd. Muhammed ibn Ishaq & Ibn Sakan wereconsidered reliable. Waqidi was declared unreliable. However, many imams benefitted from his books. This incident would be Hasan (Satisfactory) as two other narrators of Sirah have also mentioned it. 9. Lesson learned from Incident Humans can see angles. The cloud following the Prophet was irregular,meaning a cloud would not follow the Prophet every time he was outside. 10. Good books to read on the wives of the Prophet The mother of the believers by Imam MohiuddinAt Tabari (694 A.H) Forty Ahadith concerning the wives of the Prophet Ibn Asakir (620 A.H) 11. Biography of Khadija She was twice married before. Her first husbands name was Atiq ibn Aabid andthey had a son called Haritha. Her second husband name was Abu Halah Taymi and they had one son and one daughter. 12. Next week Who was Sayyiduna Khadija Bint Khuwalid? Biography Virtues Characteristics Ahadith concerning her and Prophets love forher. Marriage to the Prophet 13. Khadija She was very wealthy She was from one of the most noble andprestigious clans of the Arabs. She titled Tahira due to her chaste and pure life.