Maymunah bint al-Harith

Born around 594, she was originally named Barra. Upon converting to Islam and marrying Muhammad, she changed her name to Maymuna—"good tidings"—a shift that carried symbolic weight: the union marked the first time in seven years he could return to his hometown of Mecca from Medina. She remained his last wife, a position that carried both intimacy and historical significance in the early Muslim community. She died in 671, nearly four decades after his death.