What is known about Mohammed's wives?
Were they beautiful? Any tidbits are welcome to satisfy my curiousity.
Please no bashing.
2007-02-23 06:35:46 · 10 answers · asked by great gig in the sky 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please give a source if you can.
2007-02-23 06:38:57 · update #1
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married 11 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.
The following is the order of his marriages according to one of the authentic narrations, Zad Al-Ma`ad by Ibn Al-Qayim. Regarding their ages when he (peace be upon him) married them, not all of their ages were recorded in books discussing his sirah (biography). Examples of these books are Zad Al-Ma`ad, Sirat Ibn Hisham, and Al-Raheek Al-Makhtum.
1. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married her when he was 25 and she was 40. She bore all his children except for Ibrahim, who was the child of Maria the Coptic (may Allah be pleased with her).
2. Sawdah bint Zam`ah. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married her a short while after the death of Khadijah bint Kuwaylid. She died in AH 54.
3. `A’ishah bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married her when she was 7—according to one of the narrations—and consummated the marriage when she was 9. She died in AH 56.
4. Hafsah bint `Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both). He married her in AH 2 or 3. She died in AH 45.
5. Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (may Allah be pleased with her). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married her in AH 3 or 4 and she died in AH 4.
6. Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her). Her name is Hind bint Umayah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in AH 4 and she died in AH 58.
7. Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her). He married her in AH 3 or 5 and she died in AH 20 or later.
8. Juwayriah bint Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married her in AH 5 or 6 and she died in AH 50 or later.
9. Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her). Her original name is Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan. The Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in AH 7 while she was in Ethiopia. She most probably died in AH 44; narrations differ on the year of her death.
10. Safiah bint Hoyay ibn Akhtab (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in AH 7 and she died in AH 50. Some other narrations say that she died after this date.
11. Maymunah bint Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in AH 7 and she died in AH 51.
As for Maria the Coptic (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the mother of his son Ibrahim, she was one of his right-hand possessions and not his wife.
u can read ore about them in here:
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996016508
peace
2007-02-23 07:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's my understanding that most of his wives were actually the widows of men killed during the battles that took place. He treated all his wives equally, as it says to do in the Qur'an.
And also, as far as the 9 year old bride he married:
This is the truth, but she was presented to Muhammad (pbuh) as a gift from one of his closest followers. He did not consummate the marriage until well later in life, when she was well into her teens.
Thank you for an honest question about Islam by the way.
As-Salaamu Alaykum - Peace be upon you
2007-02-23 06:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Maverick 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mohammed's first wife, Khadija, was a successful merchant, and a highly honored lady at a time when most women were considered mere property. She proposed to him because of his reputation as a honest and sincere man, and he accepted. She was older than him, but historians dispute the age difference.
His second wife, Ayesha, who he married after the death of Khadija, became a prominent scholar.
His other wives were older widows and divorcees, who he married so that they would be protected and provided for.
2007-02-23 06:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by Smiley 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah of course no bashing, I am only 22 years old, don't know much, you can check out this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDh2CquHC1I
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TyR88Xww5Q
u'll hear in this documentary that he loved his wife Khadija who was a very rich and much older to him, and Muhammad (PBUH) was deeply grieved by her death as well. Because it was her whom he told the first abt his revelations.
later in his hadith, its said that when u marry you see, wealth, beauty, (and there were two more points cuz its religion so i wouldn't guess) but the best of them is virtue, find someone who is good in his deeds, and deeds from his heart not that he does to showoff
i hope it helps
2007-02-23 06:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Ahmed Ejaz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one who was 40 and was a rich merchant was known to be beautiful. Keep in mind, in those times, it was allowed to marry women so you can become their protector, there was no lust involved in it.
2007-02-23 06:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
All of them were widows except for Aishah. That is known.
2007-02-23 06:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they were beautiful in their hearts.
Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) did not marry for sexual reasons, it was mostly for protection and helping since many woman were sex objects for many non-muslim arabs back then.
2007-02-23 06:48:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mikael 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
muhammed married them just to protect them, it was not for his sex drive.
in that time ,arabs was trate with women very bad, worst than slave, muhammed was angry with them, he didnt let them do this with women.
but i can tell u that muhammed was very pretty, and i am look like him. lol
2007-02-24 03:36:29 · answer #8 · answered by Pretty Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were ten of them and muslims are only supposed to have four.
2007-02-23 06:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by - 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Most of his wives hadn't even reach puberty yet. Fact.
2007-02-23 06:41:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 9⤋