Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah (RA)

مارية القبطية

d. 16 AH date disputed · mother of Ibrahim (umm walad; status debated)

An Egyptian woman sent by the ruler of Egypt (al-Muqawqis) in 7 AH; mother of the Prophet's son Ibrahim. Most scholars describe her as a concubine (umm walad) rather than a formal wife; some say she was married.

Biography

Mariyah was sent with gifts from al-Muqawqis around 7 AH and became the mother of Ibrahim (born 8 AH). The majority of classical scholars consider her an umm walad (a slave woman who bore her master's child, freed by that), so she is not counted among the Mothers of the Believers in most lists; a minority view holds that he married her.

She died during Umar's caliphate (16 AH) and was buried in al-Baqi'. Detailed narratives about her come mainly from biographical works.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

Sahih Muslim 2315 Sahih

'A son was born to me tonight and I named him after my father Ibrahim'; his death and the Prophet's tears.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Her status is presented as a scholarly difference; the authentic anchor is Ibrahim's birth and death in Sahih hadith.

Further references

Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd (historical)
Sahih Bukhari (death of Ibrahim)

Connections

Leads to

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (RA) mother of — Son

Linked with

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ family — Mother of his son Ibrahim (umm walad; status debated)