Maymuna bint al-Harith
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Maymuna bint al-Harith (c. 594 – 674) was a wife of Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

 and therefore a Mother of the Believers.

Family

Her original name was Burrah, but Muhammad changed it to Maimunah
Mahmuna
Mahmuna Muslim girls name. Also variants Maimoonah, Maymoonah, Maymuna. Its meaning is indicative of a wife of the Prophet Mohammad, as well as auspicious, blessed,, fortunate....

.

Her half-sisters, Asma bint Umais and Salma bint Umays
Salma bint Umays
Salma bint Umays was a sahaba of Muhammad, from the Banu Hashim clan and married to Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.-Family:Mother: Hind bint AwfFather: Umays ibn Ma'adSister: Asma bint Umays - married to Ja'far ibn Abu Talib, the cousin of Muhammad...

, later married Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...

 and Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Her full sisters were Lubaba and Izza.

She married Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

 when he was 60 years old and she was 36, placing the marriage in 630. Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Born in 595, Zaynab bint Khuzayma was the fifth wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.As a result of her early death, less is known about her than any of his other wives.-Life:...

, the previous wife of Muhammad who had died earlier, was her half-sister.

Marriage to Muhammad

She dedicated herself to him and following the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

. She lived with Muhammad for three years until his death. According to the book, "The Wives of the Messenger of Allah" by Muhammad Swaleh Awadh, she passed away during the caliphate of Muawiya. She died at the age of 80.

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