The strength of character and noble qualities of Khadijah earned her the honor of being greeted by Allah through his Angel Jibril. An image of faithfulness, integrity, truth, modest good manners and nobility; generous, wise and understanding, nurtured in an atmosphere of wealth and luxury. She was the first person to have an abiding faith in the utterances of the Prophet and to accept Islam as her religion and her way of life. She was blessed with the distinction of having been greeted with Salém by Allah and the Angel Jibril . She was the first lady ever to be so honored. She was the first wife of the Prophet, and he did not marry again during her lifetime. They lived together in peace and harmony for more than 24 years. It was in her house that the Prophet % received the revelations of Allah , through the Angel Jibril s. During the siege that Prophet underwent in Makkah, in the Shi‘ab Abi Talib, she was there by his side, constantly supportive and sacrificing all the comforts of life. When she passed away, the Prophet % was heartbroken at the loss of a dedicated companion who stood by him during the most difficult period of his life. He personally supervised the preparation of her grave, and climbed down into it to check it out. He then lowered her body into the grave himself. Thus ended the life of the lady who was the greatest supporter of Islam in its earliest days. She who was the mother of Fatimah ', the First Lady of Paradise, the grandmother of the beloved grandchildren of the Prophet , Hasan and Hussain who are to be the foremost of the youths in Paradise.