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A total of eleven women are confirmed as having been married to Muhammad, the founder of Islam. As a sign of respect, Muslims refer to each of these wives with the title Umm al-Muʼminin (Arabic: أم ٱلْمُؤْمِنِين, lit. 'Mother of the Believers'), which is derived from 33:6 of the Quran.
You might have heard the expression Ummahat al-Mumineen. This translates into English as the ‘ Mothers of the Believers ’ and this is a title that refers to the wives of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). They were his wives in this dunya and will be his wives in the akhirah.
At one point in time, the wives of Prophet Muhammad, in their humanness, did ask for a little more than they had. They were not indecent requests and Prophet Muhammad was not angered at them. Instead, he chose solitude to express his sadness, and in turn, his wives also felt grave sadness upon them.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married 12 women throughout his life. Two of them passed away during his lifetime—Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (may Allah be pleased with them)—and he died with 9 wives married to him.
Explore the lives of the wives of Prophet Muhammad, focusing on two of his significant spouses, Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid and Sawdah bint Zamah. Khadeejah, his first wife, was a devoted supporter who believed in him even before his prophetic mission.
In Muhammad's case, he was monogamous with his first wife, remaining with her for 25 years until her death. Muhammad's 13 wives can be divided into two groups. He married the first three women before moving to Mecca, while the rest resulted in some fashion from the Muslim war over Mecca.
The wives of the Prophet are called “Mothers of the Faithful” (Umm al-Muminin) in the Quran (33:6) and forbidden in marriage to other men after the Prophet's death (33:53). They are regarded as moral exemplars for Muslim women.
