Mary (a), the mother of Jesus, holds a very special position in Islam, and God proclaims her to be the best woman amongst all humanity, whom He chose above all other women to bear the miraculous birth of Jesus (a), one of the greatest of all prophets, due to her piety and devotion.
“And (mention) when the angels said, ‘O Mary! Surely Allah has selected you, purified you, and chosen you above all women of the world. O Mary! Be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those bow (in prayer).’” (Quran 3:42-43)
Islam gives Mary the status of being the most perfect of women created. In the Quran, no woman is given more attention than Mary even though all the prophets, with the exception of Adam, had mothers.
Of the 114 chapters of Quran, she is among the eight people who have a chapter named after them, the nineteenth chapter “Maryam”, which is Mary in Arabic. The third chapter in the Quran is named after her father, Imran (Heli).
Chapters Maryam and Imran are among the most beautiful chapters in the Quran.
In addition, Mary is the only woman specifically named in the Quran. The Prophet Muhammad (s) said:
“The best women of the world are four: Mary the daughter of Heli, Aasiyah the wife of Pharaoh, Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid (The wife of the Prophet Muhammad), and Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, the Messenger of God.” (Hadith: Al-Tirmidhi)
Mary’s story has been related in the Glorious Quran since the advent of the Prophet Muhammad (s), and will continue to be so, unchanged in its pristine form, until the day of judgment.
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