How come only Hadrat Mariam (Alayhas salaam)'s name is mentioned in the Quran from all the other women?
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How come only Hadrat Mariam (Alayhas salaam)'s name is mentioned in the Quran from all the other women?
Answer
The Qur'aan tells us, 'When the angels said, O Maryam! Indeed you have been selected by Allah, He has made you pure and chosen you over the women of the worlds.' (Qur'aan)
Being a mother to the noble Messenger, Eesa (Alayhis salaam) who holds a distinguished position among the Anbiyaa (Alayhimus salaam), it is no wonder that Allah Ta'ala chooses to honour her over other women in this way by giving her name eternal remembrance in His noble Qur'aan.
One of the reasons for explicitly mentioning the name of Maryam (Alayhas salaam)'s name as the mother of Eesa (Alayhis salaam) is to refute the claims of the Christians that Eesa (Alayhis salaam) is the son of Allah (Allah save us) and of some Christians that Maryam (Alayhas salaam) is the wife of Allah. 'Neither has He taken a wife nor fathered a son.' (Qur'aan)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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