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Women of Islam: 56 Islamic terms and their meanings

In Deen Words these 56 terms belong to the topic Women of Islam. Each one is listed with the short meaning the game shows once you have found the word in the grid.

Aishahalso: Aisha

Wife of the Prophet, great scholar

Alimah

Female scholar

Aminah

Mother of the Prophet

Amrah

Early scholar who narrated from Aishah

Asiyah

Wife of Pharaoh, believed in Musa

Asma

Daughter of Abu Bakr, woman of the two belts

Barirah

Freed companion in Madinah

Bint

Daughter in Arabic

Fatimah

Daughter of the Prophet

Hafsah

Daughter of Umar, kept the Quran

Hajar

Wife of Ibrahim, mother of Ismail

Halimah

Wet nurse of the Prophet

Hamnah

Companion, tended the wounded at Uhud

Hawwa

Eve, the first woman

Iddah

Waiting period after divorce or death

Jilbab

Loose outer garment for women

Juwayriyah

Wife of the Prophet, of Banu Mustaliq

Karimah

Transmitter of Sahih al-Bukhari

Khadijah

First wife of the Prophet, first Muslim

Khansa

Famous poetess and companion

Khawlah

Her plea is recorded in Surah Mujadila

Khimar

Head covering named in Surah an-Nur

Lubabah

Early Muslim woman, wife of Abbas

Mahram

Person one may never marry

Mariyah

Mother of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet

Maryam

Mother of Isa, best woman of her time

Maymunah

Last wife of the Prophet

Nisa

Women in Arabic

Nusaybah

Fought at Uhud

Ruqayyah

Daughter of the Prophet

Safiyyah

Wife of the Prophet

Sahlah

Early Muslim, migrated to Abyssinia

Sarah

Wife of Ibrahim, mother of Ishaq

Sawdah

Wife of the Prophet after Khadijah

Shifa

Companion who taught reading and writing

Sumayyah

First martyr of Islam

Talaq

Divorce

Thuwaybah

First wet nurse of the Prophet

Umamah

Granddaughter of the Prophet

Umm

Mother in Arabic

Umm Atiyyah

Companion and narrator of hadith

Umm Ayman

Foster mother who raised the Prophet

Umm Darda

Early scholar who taught in Damascus

Umm Habibah

Wife of the Prophet, migrated to Abyssinia

Umm Hani

Sister of Ali, a companion in Makkah

Umm Kulthum

Daughter of the Prophet, wife of Uthman

Umm Mabad

Described the Prophet during the Hijrah

Umm Musa

Mother of Musa, mentioned in the Quran

Umm Ruman

Mother of Aishah, an early Muslim

Umm Salamah

Wife of the Prophet, wise advisor

Umm Sulaym

Ansari woman, mother of Anas

Umm Waraqah

Companion who memorized the Quran

Ummahat

Mothers of the Believers, his wives

Wali

Guardian of the bride at marriage

Zaynab

Daughter of the Prophet

Zunayrah

Early Muslim, freed by Abu Bakr