Zaynab bint Khuzayma

Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Mother of the Believers
زينب بنت خزيمة
Bornc. 596 CE
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
DiedRabiʽ al-Thani 4 AH ; c. September/October 625 CE
Medina, Hejaz (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting placeJannat al-Baqi, Medina
Known forFifth wife of Muhammad
TitleUmm al-Masakin
Spouses
Parent(s)Khuzayma ibn Al-Harith (father)
Family

Zaynab bint Khuzayma (Arabic: زينب بنت خزيمة) (c. 596 – 625), also known as Umm al-Masākīn (Arabic: أم المساكين, "Mother of the Poor"),[1] was the fifth wife of Muhammad. As a result of her early death, less is known about her than about his other wives.

  1. ^ Lings, Martin (1983). Muhammad: his life based on the earliest sources. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, 201.