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Ibrahim ibn Muhammad

إبراهيم بن محمد

c. 27 January 632 CE · c. 28 Shawwal 10 AH

Medina

The Prophet's son by Maria the Copt; he died an infant in Medina in Shawwal 10 AH (January 632 CE).

Depth

At a glance

Roles
prophetic-family
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In space

Medina

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Family, marriage and kinship

Place in the story

    Sunni (transmitted)

    Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

    Summary

    The Prophet's son by Maria the Copt; he died young in Medina on 28 or 29 Shawwal, year 10 AH — January 27, 632 CE 1.

    His account

    Al-Muqawqis gifted Maria the Copt to the Prophet, and she bore him his son Ibrahim 1. Ibrahim died young in Medina in his father's lifetime on 28 or 29 Shawwal, year 10 AH — January 27, 632 CE 1. At his death the Prophet said: the eye weeps and the heart grieves, and we say nothing but what pleases our Lord; indeed, Ibrahim, we are grieved for you 2.

    For young visitors

    The last of the Prophet's children was named Ibrahim; he died as a suckling infant in Medina, and his father grieved for him deeply.

    Connections

    Sibling of
    al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
    Child of
    MuhammadMaria al-Qibtiyya
    Died in
    Medina

    People and things also explored

    MuhammadMaria al-QibtiyyaMedinaDeath of IbrahimThe death of Umm Kulthum bint MuhammadThe li'an between Uwaymir al-Ajlani and his wifeThe marriage of Fatima and AliʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

    Sources

    1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 475
    2. Sahih al-Bukhari
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    People

    Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
    Related

    Muhammad

    The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina.