Mothers of the Believers

WOMEN FROM MUSLIM HISTORY good deeds.’ Wives of the Prophet! Any one of you who commits a flagrant act of misconduct shall be doubly punished. That is easy enough for God. But those of you who obey God and His Messenger and do good deeds shall be doubly rewarded. For them, we have made excellent provisions. Wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women. If you fear God, do not be too soft-spoken in case the ill-intentioned should feel tempted. Speak appropriately. Stay in your homes and do not flaunt your charms as in the former times of ignorance. Attend to your prayers, pay the zakat and obey God and His Messenger. Women of the [Prophet’s] Household, God seeks only to remove all impurity from you and to make you entirely pure. Bear in mind that all that is recited in your homes are the revelations of God and wisdom. God is all-pervading and all aware.” (33: 28-34) In these verses of the Quran, all necessary directives about the Prophet’s wives are very clearly stated. These verses enumerate their responsibilities and the duties of the believers towards them. It is clear from these verses that the Prophet’s wives did not get the status of Umm-ul-Mumineen, i.e., Mothers of the Believers only as a title. This title was granted to them for their pious deeds and exemplary sacrifices. The fact is that