Do you know who that woman is?

Do you know who that woman is? It is Khadijah, the daughter of Khuwaylid. My brother’s son [i.e., Muhammad] told me that his Lord, the Lord of the Heavens and the earth, commanded him to follow this religion. I swear to God, except for these three people, no one on earth has such a ritual [9] . According to the report of Ibn Shahr Ᾱshūb, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) learned ablution, bowing, and prostration during this period.

In addition, at the age of forty and at the same time as the Prophet, he learned the ruling of ritual prayer. Thereafter, he performs it in the form of two rak’ah without being limited to a specific time. The two faithful companions of the Prophet and the first believers in the Prophetic mission, Imam Ali and Lady Khadijah (peace be upon them) -who had converted to him from the very beginning of the mission- also learned the prayer from him. Some reports tell about the frequent…