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]
^Hidayatullah, Aysha (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. ISSN 0959-6410. S2CID 145060435.
sirin, bint, shamun, sīrīn, bint, shamʿūn, arabic, سيرين, بنت, شمعون, egyptian, coptic, christian, concubine, sent, with, sister, maria, qibtiyya, gifts, islamic, prophet, muhammad, egyptian, official, muqawqis, sīrīn, bint, shamʿūnpersonalbornegyptdiedarabiar. Sirin bint Shamʿun Arabic سيرين بنت شمعون was an Egyptian Coptic Christian concubine sent with her sister Maria al Qibtiyya as gifts to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by the Egyptian official Muqawqis in 628 1 Sirin bint ShamʿunPersonalBornEgyptDiedArabiaReligionIslamSpouseHassan ibn ThabitChildrenAbdurahman ibn HassanParentSham un father EraEarly Islamic eraRelativesMaria al Qibtiyya sister 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 See also editList of non Arab Sahaba Sunni view of the SahabaNotes edit Ibn Ishaq Hidayatullah Aysha 2010 Mariyya 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 ISSN 0959 6410 S2CID 145060435 Tabari p 131 References editTabari 1997 Vol 8 of the Tarikh al Rusul wa al Muluk State University of New York Press nbsp This biographical article about a person notable in connection with Islam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sirin bint Shamun amp oldid 1152086482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
