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 father's 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 child's 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.
Allah's statement that Maryam's 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 Qur'an 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 Irkâ'i (bow down etc.) along with Ar-Râki'ûn
(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 Allah's 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."
See also Quran 3:35, 3:42,
4:156, 19:16, 19:23, 19:27, 21:91, 69:27
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