Islamic names
Names from Wives of the Prophet
13 names
13 names borne by figures in this group in Islamic history. See also all Islamic names.
| Name | Arabic | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Khadijah binti Khuwailid | خديجة بنت خويلد | Muhammad's first wife and the mother of most of his children. |
| Saudah binti Zam'ah | سودة بنت زمعة | Married Muhammad after Khadijah's death. |
| Aisyah binti Abu Bakar | عائشة بنت أبي بكر | Abu Bakr's daughter, known for transmitting many hadiths. |
| Hafshah binti Umar | حفصة بنت عمر | Umar ibn al-Khattab's daughter, who kept the collected Quranic sheets after her father's death. |
| Zainab binti Khuzaimah | زينب بنت خزيمة | Known by the epithet Umm al-Masakin for helping the poor. |
| Ummu Salamah | أم سلمة | A hadith transmitter who had previously emigrated to Abyssinia with Abu Salamah. |
| Zainab binti Jahsy | زينب بنت جحش | Muhammad's cousin, who was previously married to Zayd ibn Harithah. |
| Juwairiyah binti Harits | جويرية بنت الحارث | Came from Banu al-Mustaliq and married Muhammad after being freed from slavery. |
| Ummu Habibah | أم حبيبة | Abu Sufyan's daughter, who married Muhammad while she was in Abyssinia. |
| Shafiyah binti Huyay | صفية بنت حيي | Came from Banu al-Nadir and married Muhammad after the events at Khaybar. |
| Maimunah binti Harits | ميمونة بنت الحارث | Married Muhammad in the seventh year after the Hijrah, around the time of the compensatory umrah. |
Names from Wives of the Prophet: list with meanings
- Aisyah♀Living, full of life
- Maimunah♀Fortunate, blessed
- Hadijah♀Born before full term
- Khadijah♀Born before full term
- Ramlah♀Stretch of sand, sandy ground
- Zainab♀A kind of fragrant tree
- Hindun♀A hundred camels
- Hadidjah♀Born before full term
- Chadidjah♀Born before full term
- Chadijah♀Born before full term
- Saudah♀Black or dark-colored
- Hafshah♀Female lion cub
- Juwairiyah♀Little girl