Māriyya the Copt: gender, sex and heritage in the legacy of Muhammad's umm walad

This article concerns the figure of Māriyya al-Qib iyya, the Coptic slave of the Prophet Muhammad who became his umm walad (the mother of his child). It undertakes close readings of the evolving historical representations of Māriyya as found in a broad range of Muslim biographical, historical and li...

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Main Author: Hidayatullah, Aysha A. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2010]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2010, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 221-243
Further subjects:B wives of Muhammad
B Māriyya al-Qibṭiyya
B umm walad
B Māriyya the Copt
B milk al-yamīn
Online Access: Volltext (doi)