Muhammad's Early Life and Family

Early Life

• Born in Mecca, Arabia in 570 CE (Christian Era)
• Father: Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (died before Muhammad's birth)
• Mother: Aminah bint Wahb
• Grandfather: Abd al-Muttalib (raised Muhammad after his mother's death)
• Life in desert with wet nurse Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb (ages 0-2) and then back to Mecca with his mother
• Orphaned at age 6, lived with his uncle Abu Talib
• Early occupation: shepherd, then merchant

Family

• Sons:
  • Qasim ibn Muhammad (died in infancy)
  • Abdullah ibn Muhammad (died in infancy)
  • Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (died in infancy)
• Daughters:
  • Zainab bint Muhammad
  • Ruqayyah bint Muhammad
  • Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad
  • Fatimah bint Muhammad (married to Ali ibn Abi Talib)

Wives

• Khadija bint Khuwaylid (married 595 CE, died 619 CE)
  • First wife, married for 25 years, and only wife until her death
• Sawda bint Zam'a (married 619 CE)
• Aisha bint Abu Bakr (married 619 CE)
• Hafsa bint Umar (married 625 CE)
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma (married 626 CE, died 627 CE)
• Umm Salama bint Abu Umayya (married 628 CE)
• Zaynab bint Jahsh (married 627 CE)
• Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (married 628 CE)
• Safiyya bint Huyayy (married 629 CE)
• Maymunah bint al-Harith (married 630 CE)
• Maria al-Qibtiyya (married 628 CE, a Coptic slave, not a wife)

Early Life

• Muhammad was born in Mecca, Arabia in 570 CE.
• His father, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, died before his birth.
• His mother was Aminah bint Wahb, and his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, raised him after her death.
• He spent his early years (ages 0-2) in the desert with wet nurse Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb.
• At age 2, he returned to Mecca with his mother, but was orphaned at age 6.
• After being orphaned, he lived with his uncle Abu Talib.
• Muhammad's early occupations were as a shepherd and then a merchant.

Family

• Muhammad had three sons: Qasim, Abdullah, and Ibrahim, all of whom died in infancy.
• He had four daughters: Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah.
• Fatimah was married to Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Wives

• Khadija bint Khuwaylid was Muhammad's first wife, whom he married in 595 CE and remained with for 25 years until her death in 619 CE.
• Sawda bint Zam'a was his second wife, whom he married in 619 CE.
• Aisha bint Abu Bakr was his third wife, whom he married in 619 CE.
• Hafsa bint Umar was his fourth wife, whom he married in 625 CE.
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma was his fifth wife, whom he married in 626 CE and died in 627 CE.
• Umm Salama bint Abu Umayya was his sixth wife, whom he married in 628 CE.
• Zaynab bint Jahsh was his seventh wife, whom he married in 627 CE.
• Juwayriyah bint al-Harith was his eighth wife, whom he married in 628 CE.
• Safiyya bint Huyayy was his ninth wife, whom he married in 629 CE.
• Maymunah bint al-Harith was his tenth wife, whom he married in 630 CE.
• Maria al-Qibtiyya was a Coptic slave, not a wife, whom he married in 628 CE.