“The names of the wives of the Holy Prophet, were: ‘A’ishah, Hafsah, ‘Umm Habib daughter of abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Zaynab daughter of Jahash, Sawdah daughter of Zam‘ah, Maymunah daughter of al- Harith, Safiyah daughter of Hay ibn Akhtab, ‘Umm Salamah daughter of abu ‘Umayyah and Juwayriyah daughter of al-Harith. ‘A’ishah was from the tribe of Tamim, Hafsah from the tribe of ‘Adiy, ‘Umm Salamah was from the tribe of Banu Makhzum. Sawdah was from the tribe of Banu Asad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Uzza’, Zaynab daughter of Jahash was from the tribe of Banu Asad, certain ones were from Banu ‘Umayyah, ‘Umm Habib daughter of Abu Sufyan was from the tribe of banu ‘Umayyah, Maymunah daughter of al-Harith was from the tribe of banu Hilal and Safiyah daughter Hay Akhtab was from banu Israel. He (the Messenger of Allah), O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, died and he had nine wives. Besides these, there were those who had given themselves as a gift to the Holy Prophet. Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid was (his first wife and) the mother of his children. Also of his wives were Zaynab daughter of Abu al-Jawn who was deceived and al-Kindiyah.”