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[20] [21] [22] Muhammad used to manage her caravans; and Khadija, being impressed by the skills of Muhammad, sent a proposal to the Islamic prophet. [23] Around 595, the couple married, and this marriage, his first, would be both happy and monogamous; Muhammad would rely on Khadija in many ways, until her death 25 years later.
Aisha was born in Mecca c. 614. [17] [18] She was the daughter of Abu Bakr and Umm Ruman, two of Muhammad's most trusted companions. [11]No sources offer much more information about Aisha's childhood years.
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Sawdah was born and raised in Mecca in Pre-Islamic Arabia.There is a disagreement as to when she was born. [1] According to one source, when she was married to Muhammad, her age was around 50, other sources claim her age during the marriage to be around 40 to 55 years old, which would only narrow her birthday to around 566-580 CE.
Safiyya bint Huyayy (Arabic: صفية بنت حيي Ṣafiyya bint Ḥuyayy) was a Jewish convert to Islam [1] from the Banu Nadir tribe. After the Battle of Khaybar in 628, she was widowed and taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently became Muhammad's tenth wife. [2]
Despite her position as a wife of the Prophet, Maymunah lived a humble and ascetic life. She performed Hajj annually along with Umrah, accumulating around 50 pilgrimages during her lifetime. Her dedication to family ties was also noteworthy; Aisha, praised Maymunah as one of the most pious and family-oriented among the wives of the Prophet. [6]
The 9th century Arab historian Ibn Sa'd wrote that Rayhana went on to be manumitted and subsequently married to Muhammad upon her conversion to Islam from Judaism. [7] [8]The 11th-century Persian religious scholar Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi agreed that she became one of Muhammad's wives and cited evidence that he had paid mahr for her.
Zaynab was the first of Muhammad’s wives who was not from the Quraysh tribe. [2] [3] Her father, Khuzayma ibn al-Harith, was from the Hilal tribe in Mecca. [4] Her mother is sometimes said to have been Hind bint Awf, but this tradition is weak. [5] Her first husband was her cousin, Jahm ibn ‘Amr ibn al-Harith. [4]