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'''Sîrîn bint Sham'ûn''' was an [[Egypt]]ian [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Christian]] [[concubine]], sent with her sister [[Maria al-Qibtiyya]] as gifts to the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]] from the [[ |
'''Sîrîn bint Sham'ûn''' was an [[Egypt]]ian [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Christian]] [[concubine]], sent with her sister [[Maria al-Qibtiyya]] as gifts to the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]] from the [[Egypt|Egyptian]] official [[Muqawqis]] in 628.<ref>[[Ibn Ishaq]]</ref> |
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According to the historian [[Ibn Saad]], both sisters converted to Islam while on their way to Arabia with the encouragement of [[Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah]], who had been sent as a messenger to a governor of Egypt.<ref>Hidayatullah, A. (2010). Māriyya the Copt: gender, sex and heritage in the legacy of Muhammad’s umm walad. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 21(3), 221–243. doi:10.1080/09596410.2010.500475</ref> |
According to the historian [[Ibn Saad]], both sisters converted to Islam while on their way to Arabia with the encouragement of [[Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah]], who had been sent as a messenger to a governor of Egypt.<ref>Hidayatullah, A. (2010). Māriyya the Copt: gender, sex and heritage in the legacy of Muhammad’s umm walad. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 21(3), 221–243. doi:10.1080/09596410.2010.500475</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:40, 5 October 2019
Sîrîn bint Sham'ûn was an Egyptian Coptic Christian concubine, sent with her sister Maria al-Qibtiyya as gifts to the Islamic prophet Muhammad from the Egyptian official Muqawqis in 628.[1]
According to the historian Ibn Saad, both sisters converted to Islam while on their way to Arabia with the encouragement of Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, who had been sent as a messenger to a governor of Egypt.[2]
Sirin was married to the poet Hassan ibn Thabit, and bore a son, Abdurahman ibn Hassan.[3]
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- Tabari (1997). Vol. 8 of the Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk. State University of New York Press.
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