Surely I have given birth to a female...

Surely I have given birth to a female, and the male is not like the female,” that is, she is not fit for the service of the house of worship in Jerusalem due to her weakness and menstruation. She named her Maryam (Mary). In their tongue, it meant “the worshipper,” the one who serves her Lord. Maryam was the most beautiful of all her contemporary ladies and her conduct was the very best.

The Messenger of Allah is quoted as having said, “Four among the women of mankind are most cherished: Maryam daughter of `Imran, Asiya wife of Pharaoh, Khadija daughter of Khuwaylid (wife of [^1] Her full name is: Khadija daughter of Khuwaylid son of Asad son of Abdul-`Uzza son of Qusayy, of the clan of Banu Hashim, of the tribe of Banu Asad. Qusayy was the ancestor of all clans belonging to Quraysh, Prophet Muhammed's tribe.

Quraysh's real name was Fahr, and he was son of Malik son of Mad,.ar son of Kananah son of Khuzaimah son of Mudrikah son of Ilyas son of Maz,.ar son of Nazar son of Ma`ad son of `Adnan son of prophet Ishmael son of prophet Abraham son of prophet Sam son of prophet Noah. Khadija was born in 565 A.D. and, according to a number of historians, died in 623 A.D. at the age of 58.

Her mother, a distant relative of Prophet Muhammed, was Fat,.ima daughter of Za'idah son of al-Asam, of Banu Amir son of Luayy son of Ghalib. Her mother's date of birth is not known but historians say that she died in or around 575 A.D. Khadija's father, Khuwaylid, belonged to the `Abd al-`Uzza clan of the tribe of Quraysh. He died in 585 A.D. Needless to say, Khadija, through both of her parents, was a distant cousin of Prophet Muhammed who also belonged to Banu Hashim.

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The Messenger of Allah is also quoted as saying, “There is no infant born except that Satan would touch it, so it would scream because of such a touch, except Maryam and her son.” It is recommended to recite the following verse at the birth of any newborn female: “... and I commend her and her offspring into Your protection from Satan the accursed” (Qur'an, 3:36).

Shu`ayb ibn Muhammed, according to his chain of narrators, has said, “Every human being is hit by Satan on the side at birth except Jesus and his mother, peace be upon them. A barrier was placed to protect them.