227, that Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:...

227, that Khadijah (may

Allah be pleased with her) said: "When I was pregnant with Fatima,

which was an easy pregnancy, she would speak to me from inside my

Also, Dahlawi in Tajhiz al-Jaish quoted the author of Madh al-Khulafa

Ar-Rashidin as saying: "When Khadijah was pregnant with Fatima, she

(Fatima) used to speak to her from her womb, but Khadijah kept this

One day, the Prophet entered the house and found Khadijah speaking

to someone while no one was in the room with her. He inquired as to

whom she was speaking; she replied: 'That which in my womb, surely

Then the Prophet said: 'Rejoice Khadijah, for this is the girl whom

Allah has made to be the mother of eleven of my successors who will

come after me and after their father. "'

Shuab Ibn Saad al-Misri mentioned the following in ArRawd al-Faeq,

p. 214: "At the time when Khadijah’s pregnancy had become apparent,

the infidels asked the Prophet to show them the splitting of the moon;

upon hearing this Khadijah declared: "O what a disappointment it

would be! Had Muhammad lied while he is the best Messenger of my

It was then that Fatima called Khadijah from her womb and said:

"O Mother, do not be grieved nor sorrowful,for surely Allah is with my

When Fatima was born, the skies became illuminated from the

Likewise, the narration, which states that Khadijah spoke of Fatima

Zahra's talking while still in her womb, has already been mentioned at

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