Sunday, February 28, 2010
Maymuna bint al-Harith
Posted by Unknown | Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Category:
Wives of Muhammed ( PBUH )
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Maymuna bint al-Harith (Arabic: ميمونه بنت الحارث , Ottoman Turkish: Meymune Binti Hâris) (c. 594 - 674) was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers.
Her original name was Burrah, but Muhammad changed it to Maimunah.
Her half-sisters, Asma bint Umais and Salma bint Umays, later married Abu Bakr and Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Her full sisters were Lubaba and Izza.
She married Muhammad when he was 60 years old and she was 60. Placing the marriage in 630. Zaynab bint Khuzayma, the previous wife of Muhammad who had died earlier, was her half-sister.
She dedicated herself to him and following the Qur'an. She lived with Muhammad for three years until his death. She died at the age of 80.
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