Maymunah bint al-Harith

Maymunah bint Al-Harith Al-Hilaliyyah
Mother of the Believers
Maymunah bint Al-Harith Al-Hilaliyyah; Mother of the Believers
مَيْمُونَة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث ٱلْهِلَالِيَّة
Born	Barrah bint al-Harith ; بَرَّة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث; c. 594 CE; Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day KSA)
Died	Dhu al-Hijjah, 51 A.H.; c. January 671 CE; Sarif, Hejaz, Umayyad Caliphate; (present-day KSA)
Resting place	Sarif, Hejaz
Known for	Eleventh wife of Muhammad
Title	Ummul-Muʾmineen
Spouses	Abu Ruhm ibn Abdul Uzza (widowed); Muhammad ibn Abdullah (m. 629 – till his death in 632);
Parents	Al-Harith ibn Hazn (father); Hind bint Awf (mother);
Relatives	Umm Fadl (full sister); Zaynab (maternal half-sister); Asma (maternal half-sister); Salma (maternal half-sister); Ibn Abbas (sororal nephew); Khalid ibn al-Walid (sororal nephew);
Family	Banu Hilal (by birth); Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage);

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]

^ Raj Bhala. "Maymuna bint al-Harith". Understanding the Islamic Law. According to sources Maymuna bint al Harith (594-674) was the last woman whom Prophet Mohammad married.
^ Cite error: The named reference IbnHajar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Bint Al-Shāṭīʾ (2006). The Wives of the Prophet (Facsimile repr. ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey, the U.S.A.: Gorgias Press. pp. 222–224. ISBN 978-1-59333-398-0.

[Bhala-1] Raj Bhala. "Maymuna bint al-Harith". Understanding the Islamic Law. According to sources Maymuna bint al Harith (594-674) was the last woman whom Prophet Mohammad married.

[IbnHajar-2] Cite error: The named reference IbnHajar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Bint Al-Shāṭīʾ (2006). The Wives of the Prophet (Facsimile repr. ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey, the U.S.A.: Gorgias Press. pp. 222–224. ISBN 978-1-59333-398-0.

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Maymunah bint Al-Harith Al-Hilaliyyah Mother of the Believers
مَيْمُونَة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث ٱلْهِلَالِيَّة
Born	Barrah bint al-Harith بَرَّة بِنْت ٱلْحَارِث c. 594 CE Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day KSA)
Died	Dhu al-Hijjah, 51 A.H.; c. January 671 CE Sarif, Hejaz, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day KSA)
Resting place	Sarif, Hejaz
Known for	Eleventh wife of Muhammad
Title	Ummul-Muʾmineen
Spouses	Abu Ruhm ibn Abdul Uzza (widowed) Muhammad ibn Abdullah (m. 629 – till his death in 632)
Parents	Al-Harith ibn Hazn (father) Hind bint Awf (mother)
Relatives	Umm Fadl (full sister) Zaynab (maternal half-sister) Asma (maternal half-sister) Salma (maternal half-sister) Ibn Abbas (sororal nephew) Khalid ibn al-Walid (sororal nephew)
Family	Banu Hilal (by birth) Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage)