Surah 58:2
"Those of you who declare their wives to be as their mothers’ backs – they are not their mothers. Their mothers are only those who gave them birth. Surely they indeed say a wrong word and a falsehood. Yet surely God is indeed pardoning (and) forgiving."
Definition of a Mother
Opposing Verses
Surah 33:6 → "The prophet is closer to the believers than they are to themselves, and his wives are their mothers, but those related by blood are closer to one another in the Book of God than the believers and the emigrants – but you should do right by your allies. That is written in the Book."
The Quran contains statements regarding who is considered a mother to a believer. Certain verses state that individuals' mothers are exclusively the women who gave birth to them, while another verse describes the Prophet's wives as the mothers of the believers.