Maria al-Qibtiyyah, Mother of Ibrahim

Family of the Prophet ﷺMother of Ibrahim

Maria al-Qibtiyyahمارية القبطية

Arrived about 628 CE; died 637 CEApproximate dateMadinah

An Egyptian woman sent by the ruler of Egypt, mother of the Prophet's ﷺ son Ibrahim.

Maria was a Coptic Christian from Egypt, sent to the Prophet ﷺ as a gift by al-Muqawqis in reply to his letter. She accepted Islam and lived in Madinah. In 630 she gave birth to Ibrahim, his only child not born to Khadijah, who died as a baby. She died in Madinah during Umar's caliphate.

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