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Mariyah (also spelled Maria) is an Arabic name meaning 'lady with fair complexion', 'purity', or 'to desire' [citation:7]. It is most famously associated with Mariyah bint Sham'un (Mariyah al-Qibtiyya), who was a wife of Prophet Muhammad. She was originally from Egypt and was sent as a gift to the Prophet by the Byzantine ruler of Alexandria. She embraced Islam and became one of the 'Mothers of the Believers'. She gave birth to the Prophet's son Ibrahim, who died in infancy. The name carries immense honor as it was borne by a wife of the Prophet. The name is also a variant of Maryam (Mary), the mother of Jesus [citation:7].
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Mariyah
Mariyah (also spelled Maria) is an Arabic name meaning 'lady with fair complexion', 'purity', or 'to desire' [citation:7]. It is most famously associated with Mariyah bint Sham'un (Mariyah al-Qibtiyya), who was a wife of Prophet Muhammad. She was originally from Egypt and was sent as a gift to the Prophet by the Byzantine ruler of Alexandria. She embraced Islam and became one of the 'Mothers of the Believers'. She gave birth to the Prophet's son Ibrahim, who died in infancy. The name carries immense honor as it was borne by a wife of the Prophet. The name is also a variant of Maryam (Mary), the mother of Jesus [citation:7].
ماریہ
ماریہ عربی نام ہے جس کا مطلب ہے 'گوری رنگت والی' یا 'پاکیزہ' [citation:7]۔ یہ نام ماریہ بنت شمعون (ماریہ قبطیہ) سے مشہور ہے، جو نبی کریم کی زوجہ تھیں۔ وہ اصل میں مصر سے تھیں اور اسکندریہ کے بازنطینی حکمران کی طرف سے نبی کریم کو تحفے کے طور پر بھیجی گئی تھیں۔ انہوں نے اسلام قبول کیا اور 'ام المؤمنین' میں سے ایک بن گئیں [citation:7]۔
مَارِيَة
مارية اسم عربي يعني 'ذات البشرة الفاتحة' أو 'النقية' [citation:7]. يرتبط الاسم بمارية بنت شمعون (مارية القبطية)، زوجة النبي محمد. كانت أصلها من مصر وقد أهديت إلى النبي. أسلمت وأصبحت من 'أمهات المؤمنين'. يحمل الاسم مكانة عظيمة لارتباطه بزوجة النبي [citation:7].
Sahabiyat
A wife of Prophet Muhammad, originally from Egypt. She was sent as a gift to the Prophet by the Byzantine ruler of Alexandria. She embraced Islam and became one of the 'Mothers of the Believers'. She gave birth to the Prophet's son Ibrahim, who died in infancy [citation:7].
Era: 7th century CE
Wife of Prophet Muhammad, mother of his son Ibrahim.
Mariyah is the name of a respected wife of Prophet Muhammad, making it a permissible and blessed name [citation:7].
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