Cave of Hira

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (d. 620 CE) was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and the first person to accept his prophethood. A merchant of Mecca in her own right, she sent him to Syria with her goods, proposed the marriage herself, and bore all his children but one.

The Meccan Period (610-622 CE) encompasses the first thirteen years of Prophet Muhammad's mission, from the first revelation to the Hijra. This period saw the establishment of Islamic monotheism and the formation of the early Muslim community.