Hazrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah — Page 10
10 HADRAT MARIYAH QIBTIYYAH they were the ones who had started the war against Islam, having a treaty of peace with the Quraish created a temporary peace in the whole country. As soon as this temporary peace began, the Holy Prophet sa sent letters to kings and nobles of different countries to spread the message of Islam. The distribution of these letters to the leaders of different countries immediately after the Treaty of H udaibiyyah proves that the main goal of the Holy Prophet sa was to share the teachings of Islam with the world. One of these letters was sent to the Roman Governor of Egypt, who was named Maqauqas. When Maqauqas received this letter inviting him to Islam, he responded by sending two girls to the Holy Prophet sa. Hadrat M a riyah ra was one of the two girls. The Egyptians had an old tradition that whenever they received a respected guest with whom they wanted to strengthen their relationship, they would propose marriage to them with the girls of their family who belonged to the nobility. Another well-known example of this tradition is that of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as [Abraham]. When Hadrat Ibr a h i m as went to Egypt, the king of Egypt offered him marriage with a girl from the nobility named Hadrat H a jirah as [Hager]. Hadrat