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 Ali bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (; 1879 – 13 February 1935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Ibn Saud in December 1925. He was the eldest son of King Hussein bin Ali and a scion of th ...

Khadija bint Harun al-Rashid Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah () is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along wi ...

, 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 Khadija Sultana (1600 – died after 1665) was the regent of the Bijapur Sultanate between 1656 and 1661. She was the daughter of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, married to Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur and possible mother of Ali Adil Shah ...

(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

Khadija Abbouda Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah () is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along wi ...

(born 1968), Moroccan athlete * Khadija Ahrari, Afghan politician *

Khadija al-Salami Khadija al-Salami (; born November 11, 1966, in Sana'a, Yemen), is the first Yemeni female film producer and director. Al-Salami currently resides in Paris, France. She has been nominated and also won awards at film festivals such as the Dubai In ...

(born 1966), Yemeni film producer *

Khadija Amin Khadija Amin is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former member of parliament for Netrokona-3. Biography Khadija Amin was married to Nurul Amin Talukdar, the member of parliament from Netrokona-3 constituency of the Bangladesh Nati ...

, 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 Khadijah Farrakhan (born Betsy Ross) is the wife of Louis Farrakhan, the Supreme Leader of the Nation of Islam The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A central ...

, 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 Khadija Gbla (born 1988) is an Australian feminist and human rights activist She works as a cultural consultant, a keynote speaker and an anti- female genital mutilation (FGM) campaigner, based in South Australia. She founded the advocacy orga ...

, Australian anti-

FGM Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. FGM prevalence varies ...

campaigner *

Khadijah Hashim Khadijah Hashim (born 20 April 1942 in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian writer, teacher and journalist. She has worked as a teacher and also as a journalist with local newspapers Utusan Melayu (1974–1976) and Berita Harian (1976–1 ...

(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 Khadija Mumtaz (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India. She is a medical doctor by profession and is probably best known in the Kerala literary circles for her second novel '' Barsa'' which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awar ...

(born 1955), Malayalam-language writer *

Khadija Mushtaq Khadija Mushtaq was a Pakistani academic administrator and educator. She was the chancellor of Roots Ivy International University and chief executive officer of the Roots School System. Education Mushtaq completed a Master of Economics degre ...

, Pakistani academic administrator and educator *

Khadija Qalanjo Khadija Qalanjo (, ) is a popular Somali singer and folklore dancer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first Miss Somalia. Qalanjo was the singer that started the modernization and enhancement of the Somali folk song tradition of balwo, intro ...

, Somali singer and dancer * Khadija Salum Ally Al-Qassmy (born 1958), Tanzanian politician *

Khadijah Whittington Khadijah Ameenah Whittington (born August 5, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the CSM Satu Mare of the Liga Națională. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School (where she was a teammate of T. J. Jordan), Whit ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Khadija Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah () is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along wi ...

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 Lupita Amondi Nyong'o ( , , ; born 1 March 1983) is an actress who has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a ...

in ''

The 355 ''The 355'' is a 2022 American action spy thriller film directed by Simon Kinberg from a screenplay by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg, and a story by Rebeck. The film features an ensemble cast, starring Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingb ...

'' * 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 ...

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Living people

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