Sirin bint Shamun
Appearance
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 Sassanid official Muqawqis in 628.[1]
Both sisters converted to Islam through the teachings of Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, who had been sent as a messenger to the Potiphar of Egypt.
Sirin was married to the poet Hassan ibn Thabit, and bore a son, Abdurahman ibn Hassan.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Tabari (1997). Vol. 8 of the Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk. State University of New York Press.