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مکتب — علم · بصیرت · مکالمہ

Mothers of the Believers

Qur’an 33:6 describes the Prophet’s wives as the mothers of the believers. This collection follows the standard biographical list of eleven wives; it does not mean all eleven were married to him at the same time.

Qur’an 33:6

Qur’an 33:28–34

Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

The Prophet’s first wife and an early supporter of the revelation.

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Sawdah bint Zam‘ah

A wife of the Prophet remembered for family care and generosity.

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Aisha bint Abi Bakr

A wife of the Prophet and a major transmitter of hadith.

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Hafsah bint Umar

A wife of the Prophet associated with the custody of Qur’anic sheets.

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Zaynab bint Khuzaymah

Remembered as Umm al-Masakin for her care for those in need.

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Umm Salamah

Hind bint Abi Umayyah: migration, counsel and hadith transmission.

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Zaynab bint Jahsh

A wife of the Prophet remembered for worship and charity.

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Juwayriyah bint al-Harith

A wife of the Prophet from Banu al-Mustaliq.

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Umm Habibah

Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan: faith, migration and transmission.

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Safiyyah bint Huyayy

A wife of the Prophet whose biography connects Khaybar and Madinah.

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Maymunah bint al-Harith

A wife of the Prophet and a transmitter of reports about worship.

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Names, sources and scope

The profiles use distinct pages for Zaynab bint Khuzaymah and Zaynab bint Jahsh. Each has her own biography and sources. Questions about other women associated with the household, and differing classifications in historical reports, require separate treatment rather than silently adding names to this conventional list.

TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Ümmehâtü’l-mü’minîn (Turkish)

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