Chapter One: Ancestors, Parents, and Relatives
The lineage of Lady Khadijah سلام الله علیها, from her father's side:
And her mother's lineage:
1. 'Allimu Awladakum Mahabbata Ahl al-Bayt al-Nabi صلی الله علیه و آله, p. 59.
2. Ibid., p. 59.
3. Mawsu'at Ummahat al-Mu'minin: Dirasah fi Sirihinna wa Marwiyatihinna, p. 75.
Khadijah's Father: Khuwaylid ibn Asad and His Ancestors
The father of this noble lady was Khuwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qusayy — his lineage joins that of the Holy Prophet صلی الله علیه و آله at Qusayy.(1)
1. Sirah Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 201; Khadijah al-Kubra, p. 8.
2. 'Allimu Awladakum Mahabbata Ahl al-Bayt al-Nabi صلی الله علیه و آله, p. 59; Sirah Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, pp. 187-189; Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, vol. 8, p. 14.
Khadijah's Father — From the Banu Asad Clan of Quraysh
Some have said Khuwaylid was of Quraysh, from Banu Asad.(1)
The author of A'yan al-Shi'ah writes:
Others have said he was simply Asadi.(3)
And some researchers hold that Lady Khadijah سلام الله علیها was born to parents who were both of Quraysh.(4)
Her father and her mother were both Qurashi — ❝قرشیۀ اباً و اماً❞ (Qurashi from father and mother alike).(5)
1. Tarajim A'lam al-Nisa', vol. 2, p. 41; Muhaddithat al-Shi'ah, p. 157; Nisa' Khalidat fi al-Qur'an al-Karim wa Yalihi Zawjat wa Abna' wa Ahfad wa Ikhwah bayn al-Jannah wa al-Nar, p. 66; Al-Simt al-Thamin fi Manaqib Ummahat al-Mu'minin, p. 23; Siyar A'lam al-Nubala', vol. 2, p. 109.
2. A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 6, p. 308.
3. Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafayat al-Mashahir wa al-A'lam, vol. 1, p. 237; Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, vol. 8, p. 14.
4. Fatimah al-Zahra سلام الله علیها, p. 68; Amiran-e Iman ya Zindaginameh-ye Khadijah al-Kubra wa Fatimah al-Zahra علیهما السلام, p. 68; Tarikh-e Payambar-e Islam, p. 13.
5. 'Allimu Awladakum Mahabbata Ahl al-Bayt al-Nabi صلی الله علیه و آله, p. 59; Sirah Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, pp. 187-189; Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd, vol. 8, p. 14; Al-Mustadrak, vol. 3, p. 182; Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (al-Bayhaqi), vol. 2, p. 68 and vol. 7, p. 282; Al-Siyar wa al-Maghazi (Ibn Ishaq), p. 82.