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According to Anas ibn Malik, the Prophet [[Muhammad]] used to visit all eleven of his wives in one night; but he could manage this, as he had the [[Sex|sexual]] prowess of thirty men.<ref>{{Bukhari|1|5|268}}. See also {{Bukhari|7|62|142}}.</ref> The historian Al-[[Tabari]] calculated that Muhammad [[Marriage|married]] a total of fifteen [[Islam and Women|women]], though only ever eleven at one time; and two of these marriages were never consummated.<ref>{{Tabari|9|pp. 126-127}}.</ref> This tally of fifteen does not include at least four concubines. According to Merriam-Webster, a concubine is “a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married”, and has a “social status in a household below that of a wife.”<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concubine|2=2011-09-28}} Concubine] – Merriam-Webster, accessed September 28, 2011</ref> All of Muhammad’s concubines were his [[Slavery|slaves]]. Al-Tabari also excludes from the fifteen several other women with whom Muhammad had some kind of marriage contract but who, due to legal technicalities, never became full wives. It is fairly certain, however, that none of these legally-stifled unions was ever consummated. They were the cultural equivalent of a broken engagement. Finally, there were several other women whom Muhammad wished to marry, or whom he was invited to marry, but for various reasons he did not. | According to Anas ibn Malik, the Prophet [[Muhammad]] used to visit all eleven of his wives in one night; but he could manage this, as he had the [[Sex|sexual]] prowess of thirty men.<ref>{{Bukhari|1|5|268}}. See also {{Bukhari|7|62|142}}.</ref> The historian Al-[[Tabari]] calculated that Muhammad [[Marriage|married]] a total of fifteen [[Islam and Women|women]], though only ever eleven at one time; and two of these marriages were never consummated.<ref>{{Tabari|9|pp. 126-127}}.</ref> This tally of fifteen does not include at least four concubines. According to Merriam-Webster, a concubine is “a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married”, and has a “social status in a household below that of a wife.”<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concubine|2=2011-09-28}} Concubine] – Merriam-Webster, accessed September 28, 2011</ref> All of Muhammad’s concubines were his [[Slavery|slaves]]. Al-Tabari also excludes from the fifteen several other women with whom Muhammad had some kind of marriage contract but who, due to legal technicalities, never became full wives. It is fairly certain, however, that none of these legally-stifled unions was ever consummated. They were the cultural equivalent of a broken engagement. Finally, there were several other women whom Muhammad wished to marry, or whom he was invited to marry, but for various reasons he did not. | ||
==List of Wives and Concubines of the Prophet== | ==List of Wives and Concubines of the Prophet== | ||
The following lists of women in Muhammad’s life are based on the Islamic sources. Because there were so many women, some of whom had only a very brief association with him, it is possible that this number still falls short of the real total. | |||
===Wives of the Prophet=== | ===Wives of the Prophet=== | ||
The | The despite the injunction of the Qur'an to only take 4 women as wives, according to the [[sira]] literature Muhammad took far more wives than this number. This table lists the women | ||
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===Concubines of the Prophet=== | ===Concubines of the Prophet=== | ||
This category of consorts of the prophet forms a separate category, since these women were not actually given over in marriage with an 'aqd-nikaah and a [[Mahr (Marital Price)|mahr]] to the prophet, but were rather his personal property, "what the right hand possesses." That is to say, explicitly, that these were his sex slaves, also known as "[[Women_in_Islamic_Law#Concubinage|concubines]]", were obliged to have sex with him. As such Muhammad availed himself of them sexually although they were not actually granted the status of his wives in Islamic law. Never-the-less, they are also considered "mother of the believers", and the prophet's conduct towards them constitutes a fundamental building block of Islamic law vis-à-vis [[Rape_in_Islamic_Law#Qur.27an_4:24_-_rape_of_slaves_and_captives_who_were_previously_married|sexual slavery]]. | |||
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|Rayhana bint Zayd ibn Amr | |Rayhana bint Zayd ibn Amr | ||
|Sexual slavery | |Sexual slavery | ||
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|Mariyah bint Shamoon al- | |[[Mariya Al-Qibtiya|Mariyah bint Shamoon al-Qibtiya]] | ||
|Sexual slavery | |Sexual slavery | ||
|c. June 629. | |c. June 629. | ||
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|''Al-Jariya'' | |''Al-Jariya'' | ||
|Sexual slavery | |Sexual slavery | ||
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|Tukana al-Quraziya | |Tukana al-Quraziya | ||
|Sexual slavery | |Sexual slavery | ||
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*[[Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage]] | *[[Ages of Muhammads Wives at Marriage]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
[http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2021/07/how-many-wives-did-prophet-muhammad-have.html How Many Wives Did the Prophet Muhammad Have?] - ''David Wood, Answering Muslims'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||