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Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Sawda bint Zama* Aisha bint Abi Bakr* Hafsa bint Umar Zaynab bint Khuzayma Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya Zaynab bint Jahsh Juwayriya bint al-Harith Ramlah bint Abi-Sufyan Rayhana bint Amr ibn Khunafa** Safiyya bint Huyayy Maymuna bint al-Harith Maria al-Qibtiyya** *succession disputed ** status as wife or concubine is disputed |
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Family
Her original name was Burrah, but Muhammad changed it to Maimunah. Her half-sisters, Asma bint Umais and Salma bint Umays, later married Abu Bakr and Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Her full sisters were Lubaba and Izza. She married Muhammad when he was 60 years old and she was 36. Placing the marriage in 630. Zaynab bint Khuzayma, the previous wife of Muhammad who had died earlier, was her half-sister.
Marriage to Muhammad
She dedicated herself to him and following the Qur'an; "And any believing woman who offers herself freely to [Muhammad] and whom [Muhammad] might be willing to wed" (Qur'an 33:50). The relevant clause reads, literally, "if she offered herself as a gift (in wahabat nafsaha) to [Muhammad]." Most of the classical commentators take this to mean "without demanding or expecting a dower (mahr)", which, as far as ordinary Muslims are concerned, is an essential item in a marriage agreement.[1] She lived with Muhammad for three years until his death. She died at the age of 80.
References
- ^ Tafseer of 33:50, Muhammad Asad
