I have to say this, A reverend father refers to the Holy Quran during his sermons on AIT Live broadcast. He mentioned chapter 5, chapter 19 of Suratul Maryam of the Holy Quran. I was touched and I felt the fear of Allah. I quickly picked my Quran and open the suratul Maryam and what he said about the Maryam was exactly. This is what he said about the greatest of all time Mary, the figure from whom this Sura takes its name, is the only female referred to by name in the entire Quran. She is attributed the honorific title Sister of Aaron in verse 28, and Jesus is referred to by his familial connection to her in verse 34; in a text and culture in which individuals were identified by their descent from male family members, the identifying title son of Mary places startling emphasis on Marys motherhood. This emphasis draws attention to the unique circumstances of Jesuss birth; it was not a biological process, and no father was involved - Gods fatherhood of Jesus is clearly denied. The text describes the agony of Marys childbirth in great detail, including her wish that she had died long ago in order to avoid such pain. Despite this great hardship, God is portrayed as compassionate and attentive to Marys needs; He urges her not to worry and provides her with food. Feminist reading of the text points to this treatment of childbirth as verification of the processs special significance,
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:10:27 +0000
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