Beginning with biographical notes on the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, Ibn ʿAsakir takes the reader through a remarkable collection of hadith describing the virtues of the 'Mothers of the Believers', an appellation invested on the wives of the Prophet Ibn ʿAsakir by the Qurʾanic text itself. Born in a scholarly Damascene family in the 6th century (Hijri), Ibn ʿAsakir became an accomplished jurist, hadith specialist, and a prolific author. His learning had a profound effect on him and he was noted for his asceticism, devotion, and tearfulness.