2023-11-06

2-2023 Prophet Muhammad family history

Extracted from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_of_Muhammad Muhammad, the final Islamic prophet, was born and lived in Mecca for the first 53 years of his life (c. 570–632 CE) Prophet Muhammad‘s family included 13 wives, who are referred to as the ‘Mothers of the Believers‘. Although Muslims are limited to having only four wives at a time, Muhammad was exempted from this ruling and was allowed to have an unlimited number of wives. Little is known about the early life of Aisha. Aisha was prophet Muhammad's third and youngest wife. A preponderance of classical sources converge on Aisha being 6 or 7 years old at the time of her marriage, and 9 at the consummation. At the age of 25, Muhammad married his first wife, the widow Khadija bint Khuwaylid. This marriage lasted for 25 years. Prophet Muhammad‘s family included 13 wives, who are referred to as the ‘Mothers of the Believers‘. No. Consort Married 1 Khadijah 595–619 2 Sawdah 619–632 3 Aishah 623–632 4 Hafsah 625–632 5 Umm al-Masakin 625–626 6 Umm Salamah 625–632 7 Zaynab 627–632 8 Juwayriyyah 628–632 9 Umm Habibah 628–632 10 Safiyyah 629–632 11 Maymunah 629–632 12 Rayhanah 627–631 13 Mariah 628–632 The relevant part of his family tree is here.