Maymunah bint al-Harith
Muhammad's eleventh wife (c. 594–671) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maymunah bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyyah (Arabic: مَيْمُونَة ٱبْنَت ٱلْحَارِث ٱلْهِلَالِيَّة, romanized: Maymūnah ibnat al-Ḥārith al-Hilālīyah; c. 594–671),[1] was the eleventh and final wife of Muhammad.[2] Her original name was Barrah (Arabic: بَرَّة), which Muhammad changed it to Maymunah, meaning "good tidings", as his marriage to her marked the first time in seven years when he could enter his hometown of Mecca from Medina.[3]
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Maymunah bint Al-Harith Al-Hilaliyyah Mother of the Believers | |
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مَيْمُونَة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث ٱلْهِلَالِيَّة | |
Born | Barrah bint al-Harith بَرَّة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث c. 594 CE |
Died | Dhu al-Hijjah, 51 A.H.; c. January 671 CE |
Resting place | Sarif, Hejaz |
Known for | Eleventh wife of Muhammad |
Title | Ummul-Muʾmineen |
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