Sarah, Wife of Ibrahim: In the Quran in Islamic History

In the Quran

In the QuranWife of Ibrahim

Sarahسارة

In the time of Ibrahim (traditional, around 1950 BCE)Traditional date, disputedHebron

Ibrahim's wife, who laughed when angels told her she would bear Ishaq in old age.

Sarah migrated with Ibrahim and stayed with him through years without a child. When angel guests came, she was standing by and laughed at the news of a son, and of Yaqub after him. She struck her face: shall I bear a child, an old woman, with my husband an old man? The angels said: do you wonder at the decree of Allah?

What does the Quran say?

She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
Quran 11:72

11:69-73 51:24-30

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3358

What grew out of it?

Through her son Ishaq came Yaqub and the prophets of Bani Israil.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Hebron (al-Khalil)Ibrahim Ishaq Yaqub The Guests of Ibrahim Canaan

Who lived at the same time?

Ibrahim Lut The Guests of Ibrahim

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