Tomb of Sarah (upon her be peace)

This is the tomb of Sarah (upon her be peace),

the first wife of Ebrahim (upon him be peace)

and the mother of Ishaq (upon him be peace). It

is located in the south-east side of Masjid-e-

Khalil.

Prophet Ebrahim (upon him be peace) had

attained the age of 100 years and Sarah was

90. They had practically lost all hope of having

an issue at this advanced age when an angel

came to Ebrahim (upon him be peace)with the

happy news of the birth of a wise son, his wife

laughed and did not believe it. She remarked

that she had passed the age and now it was

simply a folly to expect a child. The Quran

tells us how this news was imparted to

Ebrahim (upon him be peace) and his wife in

Surah Hud:

“And his wife standing by, laughed when We

gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Ishaq

and after Ishaq of Yaqoob (Jacob). She said:

Oh, Woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am

an old woman and this my husband is an old

man? Lo! this is a strange thing. They said:

wonder thou at the Commandment of Allah ?

The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon

you, 0′ people of the House! Lo! He is Owner of

Praise, Owner of Glory.” [11:71-73]

The Prophet Ishaq (peace be upon him) was

born as Allah willed.

Sarah (upon her be peace) was the daughter

of the paternal uncle of Ebrahim (upon him be

peace). It is mentioned in At-Tareef wa Al

A’lam by Abu Al-Qasim Al-Suhayli that when

Sarah (upon her be peace) died, Ebrahim

(upon him be peace) married Qantura, the

daughter of Yaqtan and had six children from

her; Madyan, Zamran, Sarj, Yaqshan and

Nashq while the sixth is not named. He

married after her Hajun, daughter of Amin and

she gave birth to five children; Kisan, Suraj,

Ameem, Lutan and Nafis.

References: Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Kathir , Wikipedia

Note that this entry has been shown for

information purposes only. On no account should

anybody pray towards a grave or seek

supplication through them as this is tantamount

to committing shirk, associating partners with

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

Mausoleum of Sarah (upon her be peace) , 1911