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Names from Female Companions of the Prophet

33 names

33 names borne by figures in this group in Islamic history. See also all Islamic names.

NameArabicKnown for
Khadijah binti Khuwailidخديجة بنت خويلدMeccan merchant and the first wife of Prophet Muhammad.
Aisyah binti Abu Bakarعائشة بنت أبي بكرWife of Prophet Muhammad and a prolific hadith narrator.
Hafshah binti Umarحفصة بنت عمرWife of Prophet Muhammad who kept the collected Quranic sheets.
Saudah binti Zam'ahسودة بنت زمعةWife of Prophet Muhammad who had migrated to Abyssinia.
Zainab binti Khuzaimahزينب بنت خزيمةWife of Prophet Muhammad known by the title Umm al-Masakin.
Ummu Salamahأم سلمةWife of Prophet Muhammad and hadith narrator, known for her advice at Hudaybiyyah.
Zainab binti Jahsyزينب بنت جحشCousin and wife of Prophet Muhammad, known for giving charity from her earnings.
Juwairiyah binti Haritsجويرية بنت الحارثWife of Prophet Muhammad from Banu al-Mustaliq.
Ummu Habibahأم حبيبةWife of Prophet Muhammad and daughter of Abu Sufyan; she migrated to Abyssinia.
Shafiyah binti Huyayصفية بنت حييWife of Prophet Muhammad from Banu al-Nadir.
Maimunah binti Haritsميمونة بنت الحارثWife of Prophet Muhammad and a hadith narrator.
Fatimah az-Zahraفاطمة الزهراءDaughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah; mother of Hasan and Husayn.
Zainab binti Muhammadزينب بنت محمدDaughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah; wife of Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi.
Ruqayyah binti Muhammadرقية بنت محمدDaughter of Prophet Muhammad; migrated to Abyssinia with her husband, Uthman ibn Affan.
Ummu Kultsum binti Muhammadأم كلثوم بنت محمدDaughter of Prophet Muhammad who married Uthman ibn Affan after Ruqayyah's death.
Asma binti Abu Bakarأسماء بنت أبي بكرHelped prepare the migration of Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr; known as Dhat al-Nitaqayn.
Sumayyah binti Khayyatسمية بنت خياطMother of Ammar ibn Yasir; remembered in Islamic tradition as the first martyr.
Rufaidah al-Aslamiyahرفيدة الأسلميةKnown for caring for sick and wounded people in Medina.
Nusaibah binti Ka'abنسيبة بنت كعبKnown as Umm Ammarah; helped defend Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Uhud.
Asy-Syifa binti Abdullahالشفاء بنت عبد اللهA female Companion known for teaching Hafsah to write.
Khaulah binti Tsa'labahخولة بنت ثعلبةHer complaint about zihar is associated with the opening of Surah al-Mujadilah.
Ummu Sulaimأم سليمMother of Anas ibn Malik; known for supplying water and helping care for the wounded.
Ummu Aimanأم أيمنCaregiver of Prophet Muhammad during his childhood and mother of Usamah ibn Zayd.
Lubabah binti Haritsلبابة بنت الحارثKnown as Umm al-Fadl; wife of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and mother of Abdullah ibn Abbas.
Atikah binti Zaidعاتكة بنت زيدA female Companion and poet known for her elegies.

Names from Female Companions of the Prophet: list with meanings