Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah () is an
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
feminine given name, the name of
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Khadija bint Khuwaylid (November 619) was the first wife of Muhammad. Born into an aristocratic clan of the Quraysh, she was an affluent merchant in her own right and was known to have a noble personality within her tribe. In his early 20s, she e ...
, first wife of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the
Muslim world
The terms Islamic world and Muslim world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is ...
, along with
Fatima
Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. ...
and
Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Aisha had an important role in early Islamic h ...
.
Hatice is the Turkish equivalent.
Other notable people with the name Khadija include:
Historical figures
*Khadija
Abadiya bint Ali (1907–1958), Iraqi princess, daughter of
Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz
*
Khadija bint Harun al-Rashid, a 9th-century Arab princess, daughter of Arab caliph
Harun al-Rashid
Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rāshīd (), or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rāshīd (), was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 unti ...
(r. 786–809)
*
Khadija Arslan Khatun, wife of 11th-century caliph al-Qa'im, mother of prince
Muhammad bin Qa'im
*
Khadija Gayibova, Azerbaijani pianist (1893–1938)
*
Khadijah of the Maldives
Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi language, Dhivehi: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ޚަދީޖާ ސިރީ ރާދަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި; died 1379 or 1380) or more famously known as just Rehendhi Khade ...
, Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1380
*
Khadija Riyad (1914–1981), Egyptian painter, sculptor, and jewelry designer
*
Khadija Sultana (1600– fl. 1665), Indian regent
*
Khadeeja (actress)
Khadeeja (1939/40 - 26 July 2017) was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam. In 1968, she acted in '' Viruthan Shanku'', the first full-length comedy in Malayalam ci ...
(died 2017), Malayalam-language film actress
Living people
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Khadija Abbouda (born 1968), Moroccan athlete
*
Khadija Ahrari, Afghan politician
*
Khadija al-Salami (born 1966), Yemeni film producer
*
Khadija Amin, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician
*
Khadija Arib
Khadija Arib (; ; born 10 October 1960) is a Moroccans in the Netherlands, Moroccan-born Dutch politician of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), Speaker of the House ...
(born 1960), Dutch politician
*
Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a Black nationalism, black nationalist organization. Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million M ...
*
Khadija Gbla, Australian anti-
FGM campaigner
*
Khadijah Hashim (born 1942), Malaysian journalist and teacher
*
Khadija Ismayilova
Khadija Rovshan qizi Ismayilova (, ; born 27 May 1976), alternatively spelled Ismailova, is an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host who is currently working for the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, until re ...
, Azerbaijani journalist
*
Khadija Lalla, (born 2007) Moroccan princess
*
Khadija Mumtaz (born 1955), Malayalam-language writer
*
Khadija Mushtaq, Pakistani academic administrator and educator
*
Khadija Qalanjo, Somali singer and dancer
*
Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy (born 1958), Tanzanian politician
*
Khadijah Whittington (born 1986), American basketball player
*
Khadija was created on November 19, 2020.
Fictional people
*Khadija, a character in the comedy-drama
''Paris'' (2008 film)
*Khadijah Adiyeme, played by
Lupita Nyong'o in ''
The 355''
*
Khadijah James, character in the television series ''
Living Single
''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Denise Lee that aired for five seasons on the Fox network, from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centers on the lives of six New York City friends who share perso ...
''
See also
*
Khadija (disambiguation)
References
{{given name, cat=Arabic-language feminine given names
Arabic-language feminine given names
Feminine given names
Khadija bint Khuwaylid