Correct Answer:
C. Hazrat Khadija (RA)
Explanation:
The correct answer is Hazrat Khadija (RA) because she immediately comforted and believed the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he returned from the Cave of Hira following the first revelation.
- Step 1 (First Believer): She did not hesitate to confirm the truth of his Prophethood, rendering her not only the first woman to accept Islam, but the first individual believer overall.
- Step 2 (Historic Role): She provided immense emotional, psychological, and financial support during the earliest, most challenging days of the Islamic call in Makkah.
- Incorrect Options:
- Hazrat Ayesha (RA) is incorrect because she was born later into a Muslim household and belongs to a subsequent generation of early believers.
- Hazrat Fatima (RA) is incorrect because she was the young daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) and accepted Islam as a child following her parents.
- Hazrat Zainab (RA) is incorrect because she was also a daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) who embraced Islam early, but after her mother Khadija (RA).