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her maid Salma to assist with the birth. Khadijah gratefully accepted and so
Salma became the midwife to all of the children born to them. The names of
Khadijah and Muhammad's two sons were Kasim and Abdullah – who was
also known as Al Tahir or Al Tayyib – and their daughters were named
Zaynab, Rukiyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatima. However, their sons were not
destined to live long. Kasim died shortly before his second birthday, and
Abdullah died during infancy shortly after his father became the Seal of the
Prophets of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.

Khadijah was generous and had a very kind heart and always gave to the
poor, one day Halima who had nursed and taken care of Muhammad when
he was a very young came to visit her, such occasions always brought joy
to the family and Khadijah was very happy to see her and welcomed her.

However, this time it was obvious something was troubling Halima. A severe
drought had caused Halima to loose almost all her livestock and when
Khadijah learned of her plight she, without a moment’s hesitation gave her
forty sheep as well as a healthy, strong camel to ease her situation.