Hazrat Mariyah Qibtiyyah — Page 18
18 HADRAT MARIYAH QIBTIYYAH identification. 10 At the time of the demise of the beloved Ibr a h i m ra , the Holy Prophet sa and Hadrat M a riyah Qib t iyyah ra displayed a great example of fortitude. The Holy Prophet sa accompanied the body to the cemetery for the burial. When he approached the grave, he took the body in his hands and descended into the grave to place the body in it. While placing the body in the grave he uttered these words: “Go to your brother ‘Uthm a n bin Ma z‘u n ra !” Hadrat ‘Uthm a n bin Ma z‘u n ra had passed away six years before the demise of Hadrat Ibr a h i m ra. The Holy Prophet sa used to love him immensely. He had been martyred during a battle. It is written in the books of A ha d i th that the Holy Prophet sa used to say this about his son Hadrat Ibr a h i m ra : Translation: If Ibr a h i m ra had lived, then he definitely would have become a pious Prophet. 11