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==Life Before Muhammad==
==Life Before Muhammad==


Not much is known of Mariyah's life before she was gifted to the prophet as a sex slave. According to the traditional sources, she had a sister.
Not much is known of Mariyah's life before she was gifted to the prophet as a sex slave. According to the traditional sources, she was the son of a certain Scham'un from the town of Hafn in the region of Ansina. According to the traditional sources, she was gifted to Muhammad with her sister; but since the shari'ah prohibits a man having sexual relations with a woman and her sister, Muhammad was forced to choose between the two, and choose Mariya for her exceeding beauty.  


==Gifting to Muhammad and Conversion to Islam==
==Gifting to Muhammad and Conversion to Islam==
According to the traditional sources, after the treaty of Hudaybiya


==Scandal with Muhammads Wives==
==Scandal with Muhammads Wives==
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