Marriage to Khadija gave Muhammad wealth, slaves, and status—his first real power base—and fed the ambitions that later wore the mask of “prophethood.”
Muhammad’s Marriage to Khadija: Wealth, Older Women, and the First Taste of Power (595–610 C.E.)
Muhammad – Caravan Boy to Merchant: Learning Trade, Deceit, and the Art of the Deal (578–595 C.E.)
From poor caravan boy to ambitious merchant, Muhammad learned how to trade, manipulate trust, and bend oaths long before he called it “revelation.”
