أمهات المؤمنين
Mothers of the Believers
The wives of the Prophet ﷺ, honoured in the Qur'an as the Mothers of the Believers.
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عائشة بنت أبي بكر
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; the most beloved of his wives and a foremost scholar of the Ummah
حفصة بنت عمر Hafsa bint Umar
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Umar; keeper of the collected Qur'an
جويرية بنت الحارث Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ whose marriage freed a hundred families of her tribe
خديجة بنت خويلد Khadija bint Khuwaylid
First wife of the Prophet ﷺ and the first of all people to believe
ميمونة بنت الحارث Maymuna bint al-Harith
The last wife of the Prophet ﷺ; renowned for piety and keeping family ties
صفية بنت حيي Safiyya bint Huyayy
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; a Jewish noblewoman of the line of Harun who chose Islam
سودة بنت زمعة Sawda bint Zam'a
The first wife the Prophet ﷺ married after Khadija
أم حبيبة رملة بنت أبي سفيان Umm Habiba (Ramla bint Abi Sufyan)
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ who held to Islam in exile when her husband apostatised
أم سلمة Umm Salama
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; an early emigrant and the last of his wives to die
زينب بنت جحش Zaynab bint Jahsh
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ given to him by the command of Allah; the most generous of his wives
زينب بنت خزيمة Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ called 'Mother of the Poor' for her charity