Maryam peace be up on her (according to Quran and Sunnah) -- Maryam (Mary) was the mother of Isa (Jesus), peace be upon them both. Maryam literally means maidservant of Allah. The Bible Account The bible gives no detail about the birth of Maryam. Quran Account of Maryams Birth The Noble Quran Al-Imran 3:35-37 35. (Remember) when the wife of Imrân said: O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work; to serve Your Place of worship), so accept this, from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing. 36. Then when she delivered her [child Maryam (Mary)], she said: O my Lord! I have delivered a female child, - and Allâh knew better what she delivered, - And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam (Mary), and I seek refuge with You (Allâh) for her and for her offspring from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast. 37. So her Lord (Allâh) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariyâ (Zachariya). Every time he entered Al-Mihrâb to (visit) her , he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you got this? She said, This is from Allâh. Verily, Allâh provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit. Al-Mihrâb: a praying place or a private room. The Story of Maryams Birth from Tafsir Ibn Kathir The wife of `Imran mentioned here is the mother of Maryam, and her name is Hannah bint Faqudh. Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned that Hannah could not have children and that one day, she saw a bird feeding its chick. She wished she could have children and supplicated to Allah to grant her offspring. Allah accepted her supplication, and when her husband slept with her, she became pregnant. She vowed to make her child concentrate on worship and serving Bayt Al-Maqdis (the Masjid in Jerusalem), when she became aware that she was pregnant. She said, (O my Lord! I have vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services, so accept this from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.) meaning, You hear my supplication and You know my intention. She did not know then what she would give birth to, a male or a female. (Then when she gave birth to her, she said: O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child, @ and Allah knew better what she bore.) (And the male is not like the female,) in strength and the commitment to worship Allah and serve the Masjid in Jerusalem. (And I have named her Maryam,) thus, testifying to the fact that it is allowed to give a name to the newly born the day it is born, as is apparent from the Ayah, which is also a part of the law of those who were before us. Further, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah mentioned that the Prophet said, (This night, a son was born for me and I called him by my fathers name, Ibrahim.) Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith. They also recorded that Anas bin Malik brought his newborn brother to the Messenger of Allah who chewed a piece of date and put it in the childs mouth and called him `Abdullah. Other new born infants were also given names on the day they were born. Qatadah narrated that Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, that Samurah bin Jundub said that the Messenger of Allah said, (Every new born boy held in security by his `Aqiqah, until his seventh day, a sacrifice is offered on his behalf, he is given a name, and the hair on his head is shaved.) This Hadith was collected by Ahmad and the collectors of the Sunan, and was graded Sahih by At-Tirmidhi. We should mention that another narration for this Hadith contained the wording, and blood is offered on his behalf, which is more famous and established than the former narration, and Allah knows best. Allahs statement that Maryams mother said, (...And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast.) means, that she sought refuge with Allah from the evil of Shaytan, for her and her offspring, i.e., `Isa, peace be upon him. Allah accepted her supplication, for `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said, (Every newly born baby is touched by Shaytan when it is born, and the baby starts crying because of this touch, except Maryam and her son.) Abu Hurayrah then said, Read if you will, (And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast). The Two Sahihs recorded this Hadith. (37. So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care of Zakariyya. Every time he entered the Mihrab to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: O Maryam! From where have you gotten this She said, This is from Allah. Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.) Maryam was a most pious woman The Noble Quran Al-Imran 3:42-43 42. And (remember) when the angels said: O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allâh has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the Alamîn (mankind and jinns) (of her lifetime). 43. O Mary! Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allâh, by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and Irkâi (bow down etc.) along with Ar-Râkiûn (those who bow down etc.). Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4.643, Narrated Abu Musa Al Ashari The Prophet said, The superiority of Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. meat and bread dish) to other meals. Many men reached the level of perfection, but no woman reached such a level except Mary, the daughter of Imran and Asia, the wife of Pharaoh. Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allahs Apostle saying, Amongst all those women who ride camels (i.e. Arabs), the ladies of Quraish are the best. They are merciful and kind to their off-spring and the best guardians of their husbands properties. Abu Huraira added, Mary the daughter of Imran never rode a camel.
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