Mary (a): Difference between revisions

| Epithet = Al-Batul, al-'Adhra, ...

| Wellknown Relatives = [['Imran]] (father), Hanna (mother), [[prophet Jesus (a)]]

According to sources, Hanna, the mother of Maryam, was sterile. She could not give birth to any children until the age of 30. She prayed to God and asked Him to give her a child. Her prayer was answered and she became pregnant with Maryam. Hanna vowed to God that her child will serve [[Jerusalem]]. Verses 35 to 37 of [[Sura Al 'Imran]] refer to Hanna's vow and its acceptance by God.{{enote|{{ia|إِذ قالَتِ امرَأَتُ عِمرانَ رَبِّ إِنّي نَذَرتُ لَكَ ما في بَطني مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّل مِنّي إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ (۳۵) فَلَمّا وَضَعَتها قالَت رَبِّ إِنّي وَضَعتُها أُنثىٰ وَاللَّهُ أَعلَمُ بِما وَضَعَت وَلَيسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالأُنثىٰ وَإِنّي سَمَّيتُها مَريَمَ وَإِنّي أُعيذُها بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَها مِنَ الشَّيطانِ الرَّجيمِ (۳۶) فَتَقَبَّلَها رَبُّها بِقَبولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنبَتَها نَباتًا حَسَنًا وَكَفَّلَها زَكَرِيّا كُلَّما دَخَلَ عَلَيها زَكَرِيَّا المِحرابَ وَجَدَ عِندَها رِزقًا قالَ يا مَريَمُ أَنّىٰ لَكِ هٰذا قالَت هُوَ مِن عِندِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرزُقُ مَن يَشاءُ بِغَيرِ حِسابٍ (۳۷)}}<br>When the wife of Imran said, 'My Lord, I dedicate to You what is in my belly, in consecration. Accept it from me; indeed You are the All-hearing, the All-knowing.' (35) And when she bore her, she said, 'My Lord, I have borne a female [child]' —and Allah knew better what she had borne— 'and the female is not like the male. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Your care against [the evil of] the outcast Satan.' (36) Thereupon her Lord accepted her with a gracious acceptance, and made her grow up in a worthy fashion, and He charged Zechariah with her care. Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he would find provisions with her. He said, 'O Mary, from where does this come for you?' She said, 'It comes from Allah. Allah provides whomever He wishes without any reckoning.' (37) (Quran 3:35-37)}}

After Maryam's birth, her mother took her to the temple and left her with the priests there. They disagreed about who should be in charge of her. They drew lots for selecting the person who could take care of Maryam, and [[Zechariah]] (Zakariyya) the prophet won the lottery. He was, according to some sources, the husband of Maryam's maternal aunt. The Qur'an has pointed to the story of the lottery.{{enote|{{ia|ذٰلِكَ مِن أَنباءِ الغَيبِ نوحيهِ إِلَيكَ وَما كُنتَ لَدَيهِم إِذ يُلقونَ أَقلامَهُم أَيُّهُم يَكفُلُ مَريَمَ وَما كُنتَ لَدَيهِم إِذ يَختَصِمونَ}}<br>These accounts are from the Unseen, which We reveal to you, and you were not with them when they were casting lots [to see] which of them would take charge of Mary's care, nor were you with them when they were contending. (Quran 3:44)}} According to al-Maqdisi's report, Zechariah provided her with milk and training, and when she grew up, he selected a place for her in the temple where she worshiped God and served the temple when it was her turn. She worshiped so much that she came to be known among the Israelites as an exemplary worshiper.

The story of the birth of Jesus appears in [[Sura Al 'Imran]] of the Qur'an, verses 45-47 and 59, as well as [[Sura Maryam]], verses 16-36. According to the Qur'an, a divine angel appears to Maryam in a human form and gives her the good news of a child:

Similar sentences can be found in the [[Gospel of Luke]].

There are different accounts of how long Mary was pregnant from a few hours to several months. According to [[Tafsir al-Qummi]], Maryam delivered the baby near a dead palm and then she shook the tree. The tree miraculously turned green and bore fruits. Maryam ate a date which had just fallen from the tree. She was ordered by God to be silent when seeing people. When Maryam took Jesus to her people and they began reproaching her, Jesus started to talk, informing them of his [[prophethood]].