Death of Ibrahim
وفاة إبراهيم
c. 27 January 632 CE · c. 28 Shawwal 10 AH
Ibrahim, the Prophet's son by Maria the Copt, died an infant in Medina on 28 or 29 Shawwal 10 AH (January 632 CE); the Prophet wept and said: the eye weeps and the heart grieves, and we say only what pleases our Lord.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Summary
Ibrahim, the Prophet's son by Maria the Copt, died in Medina in infancy on 28 or 29 Shawwal 10 AH 1.
The account
Maria the Copt bore the Prophet his son Ibrahim, who died in infancy at Medina in his lifetime on 28 or 29 Shawwal 10 AH, corresponding to 27 January 632 CE 1. The Prophet stood at his grave with tears in his eyes and said: the eye weeps and the heart grieves, and we say nothing but what pleases our Lord; and we are grieved for you, Ibrahim 2. Ibrahim was the last of his children to die in his lifetime; no child of his remained 3.
For young visitors
Ibrahim, the Prophet's son, died while still small. He wept for him and said the eye weeps and the heart grieves, but we say only what pleases God.
Connections
- Had participant
- Maria al-Qibtiyya
- Occurred at
- Medina
People and things also explored
Ibrahim ibn MuhammadMuhammadMaria al-QibtiyyaMedinaThe death of Umm Kulthum bint MuhammadThe li'an between Uwaymir al-Ajlani and his wifeThe marriage of Fatima and AliMarriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 475
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 473, 475
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islam.museum contributors. “Death of Ibrahim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/death-of-ibrahim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.