Maria the Copt (Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah): Difference between revisions

Mariya Al-Qibtiya was one of the concubines/sex slaves of the prophet Muhammad. According to the [[sira]] she was sent to Muhammad as a gift from the Christians of Egypt. According to the [[hadith]] and the [[sirah]] her beauty incited the jealousy of Muhammad's wives, in particular Hafsa and [[Aisha]]. The jealousy they had of her and Muhammad's response was actually the [[Asbab An-Nuzul|cause]] of the "revelation" of some Qur'an verses according to the tradition. Although she bore the prophet a son who later died, the prophet never married her.