Maria al-Qibtiyya

Maria al-Qibtiyya is said to have married the Islamic prophet Muhammed and certainly everyone gave her the same title of respect as the Prophet's wives, 'Umm al Muminin' 'Mother of the Believers'. Maria was born in upper Egypt of a Coptic father and Greek mother and moved to the court of the Muqawqis when she was still very young. She arrived in Medina to join the Prophet's household just after the Prophet returned from the treaty with Quraish which was contracted at al-Hudaybiyya . Maria gave birth to a healthy son in 9 AH, the same year that his daughter Zaynab died, and the Prophet named his new son Ibrahim , after the ancestor of both the Jews and the Christians , the Prophet from whom all the Prophets who came after him were descended. Unfortunately, when he was only eighteen months old, Ibrahim became seriously ill and died.

Marya bint Sham'ûn , better known as Marya al-Qubtiyyah ( ) (alternatively, " Marya Quptiyah "), or Maria the Copt , (died 637) was an Egyptian Coptic Bondswoman who was gifted to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 by Muqawqis the Copt, the Christian ruler of Egypt at the time. She accepted Islam on the way to Al-Madinah and bore the Prophet a Son, Ibrahim, who died during his childhood, and was later a free woman until she died almost five years later. 'Umm al Muminin' 'Mother of the Believers'(Biography by Ibn Kathi). Maria was born in upper Egypt of a Coptic father and Greek mother and moved to the court of the Muqawqis when she was still very young. She arrived in Medina to join the Prophet's household just after the Prophet returned from the treaty with Quraish which was contracted at al-Hudaybiyya. Maria gave birth to a son in 9 AH, the same year that his daughter Zaynab died, and the Prophet named his new son Ibrahim, after the ancestor of both the Jews and the Christians, the Prophet from whom all the Prophets who came after him were descended. Unfortunately, when he was only eighteen months old, Ibrahim became seriously ill and died. Maria was honored and respected to be one of the wives of the Prophet and accepted by Prophet's family and Companions. She spent three years of her life with the Prophet, until his death, and died five years later in 16 AH. From another source, She was not the Prophet's wife, but His bondswoman, as Islamic Law allows marital relations with ones wives who are given their dowry, and legally-acquired bondswomen, as both kinds of ladies are considered part of one's household. She is also not mentioned in Ibn-Hisham's notes on Ibn-Ishaq's biography where he lists the wives of Muhammad. Despite this, she enjoyed a special status in the Prophetic Household, in that she followed the same laws of modesty and hijab as the Mothers of the Believers [Wives] did, she later observed the same etiquette and lifestyle as a widow, and was treated in a similarly generous way by the Caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar [Allah be pleased with them]. According to Islamic Belief, all of the Prophet's Wives in this world, and Mariya the Mother of His Son, are eternally His Wives in Paradise. Her sister, Sirin, was also sent to Muhammad, Who gave her to His follower Hassan ibn Thabit .

Ummahat al-Moemenin Maria bint Shamʿūn , better known as Maria al-Qibtiyya ( ), Maria Qubtiyya , or Maria the Copt (died 637), was an Egyptian who, along with her sister Sirin , were sent to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 as a gift by Muqawqis , a Christian governor of Alexandria , Egypt during the territory's Persian occupation. She and her sister were slaves. She spent the rest of her life in Medina where she embraced Islam and lived with the Prophet Muhammad when she bore a son, Ibrahim . The son would die as an infant and then she died almost five years later. al-Tabari, Abu Jafar . The History of al-Tabari, Volume 9: The Last Years of the Prophet .

Mother of the prophet Muhammad's son Not to be confused with Mary the Jewess , an early alchemist sometimes also called Mary the Copt. Māriyya bint Shamʿūn ( ), better known as Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah or al-Qubṭiyya ( ), or Maria the Copt , died 637, was an Egyptian woman who, along with her sister Sirin bint Shamun , to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 as a by Al-Muqawqis , a Christian governor of Alexandria , during the territory's Sasanian occupation . She and her sister She spent the rest of her life in Medina and had a son, Ibrahim with Muhammad. The son died as an infant and she died almost five years later. Al-Maqrizi says that she was a native of Hebenu ( , Alábastrōn pólis , ), a village located near Antinoöpolis .

Concubine of Muhammad Māriyya bint Shamʿūn al Qibtiyyah , better known as Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah or al-Qubṭiyya ( Arabic : مارية القبطية ), or Maria the Copt , died 637, was an Egyptian woman who, along with her sister Sirin bint Shamun , was given as a slave to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 by Al-Muqawqis , a Christian governor of Alexandria , during the territory's Sasanian occupation . It is a subject of speculation if she married Muhammad or continued to be a concubine . She spent the rest of her life in Medina , and had a son, Ibrahim with Muhammad. The son died in his infancy, aged 2, and she died almost five years later. Al-Maqrizi says that she was a native of Hebenu ( Coptic : ⲡⲙⲁⲛϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ , Koine Greek : Ἀλάβαστρων πόλις Alábastrōn pólis , Arabic : الحفن , romanized : al-Khafn ), a village located near Antinoöpolis .