Women in the Quran
1
named woman in the entire text — Maryam
Everyone else is "wife of," "mother of," or a category.
Named
Referenced by relation
Women named only by their relationship to a man, by their unbelief, or by their proximity to a prophet.
Mother of Musa
5 verses · v2 deep-dive
Queen of Sheba
8 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Abu Lahab
2 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Adam
8 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of al-Aziz
8 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Fir'aun
2 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Ibrahim
4 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Lut
9 verses · v2 deep-dive
Wife of Nuh
2 verses · v2 deep-dive
Categories · populated from Chapter 4
The Quran's collective referents for women — by marital status, legal class, or rhetorical category.
"Disobedient" wives
nushūz
1 verses in Ch.4
Believing women
al-muʾmināt
6 verses in Ch.4
Daughters
banāt
3 verses in Ch.4
Divorced women
muṭallaqāt
0 verses in Ch.4
Foster-mothers and milk-relations
ummahātukum allātī arḍaʿnakum
1 verses in Ch.4
Mothers
ummahāt
5 verses in Ch.4
Orphan girls
yatāmā an-nisāʾ
2 verses in Ch.4
Sisters
akhawāt
5 verses in Ch.4
Slave women
mā malakat aymānukum
4 verses in Ch.4
Widows
azwāj
1 verses in Ch.4
Wives
azwāj
15 verses in Ch.4
Women accused of adultery
al-lātī yaʾtīna l-fāḥishah
2 verses in Ch.4