The prince of divinely inspired messengers—b., etc.— had four concubines. The first was Mâryah the Coptess, daughter of Shima’ûn, whom Maqoqush the governor [of Alexandria] had sent by way of gift to his lordship the best of men—b., etc.—who made use of her in the kingdom of Yemen [sic], and begat with her Ebrâhim. The death of Mâryah took place during the time of the Khalifate of the Commander of the Faithful O’mar—A. r. h.—in the year 16 [A.D. 637], and she was buried in the Baqyi’ cemetery.
Secondly: Rayhânah, who was a captive from among the Bani Nadzyr, or the Bani Qorytt; and the prophet—b., etc. —selected her for his own portion, leaving her the option to make a profession of Islâm or to remain in her own religion; Rayhânah, however, preferred to become a Musalmân, and his lordship made use of her in the kingdom of Yemen [sic]. There is, however, a tradition that in the Muharram of the sixth year of the exile [A.D. 627] he liberated her and married her, which assertion Wâqidy has accepted, but A’bdu-l-barr and others have reckoned her among the number of concubines. According to one tradition she died during the year of the Hajjatu-l-wodaa’ [pilgrimage of valediction], but according to another in the time of the Khalifate of O’mar; the first, however, is more correct. Allah is most knowing and wise!
Thirdly: The slave-girl Jamylah who had fallen to the portion of his lordship the prophet—u. w. b.—from among the captives.
Fourthly: The slave-girl whom Zaynab, the daughter of Jahash had presented to his lordship.
Let it not remain concealed that, as there would be no use in enumerating the women to whom his lordship was betrothed, but had not consummated the marriage, or whom he merely asked to marry, and was not even betrothed to them, their names are here omitted.