Muhammad's Early Life and Family

Study Notes

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

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)

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)

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.

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.

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.