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    Mary, the mother of Jesus, is mentioned more than any other woman in the Quran by name. She is mentioned 34 times in 32 verses. The Quran honors her and demonstrates her exalted status, not just because of her son Jesus but because of who she was. Mary is the only woman explicitly mentioned by name in the Quran, showing her great importance. Due to her honor in Islam and Christianity, Mary's name is widely known among Muslims and Christians.

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    Mary, the mother of Jesus, is mentioned more than any other woman in the Quran by name. She is mentioned 34 times in 32 verses. The Quran honors her and demonstrates her exalted status, not just because of her son Jesus but because of who she was. Mary is the only woman explicitly mentioned by name in the Quran, showing her great importance. Due to her honor in Islam and Christianity, Mary's name is widely known among Muslims and Christians.

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    Mary, the mother of Jesus, is mentioned more than any other woman in the Quran by name. She is mentioned 34 times in 32 verses. The Quran honors her and demonstrates her exalted status, not just because of her son Jesus but because of who she was. Mary is the only woman explicitly mentioned by name in the Quran, showing her great importance. Due to her honor in Islam and Christianity, Mary's name is widely known among Muslims and Christians.

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    The Afro-Salamat Group

    Mary The Mother of Jesus

    In Arab culture it is common to refer to children by their father’s


    name. For instance, someone named Muhammad who has a
    father named Abdallah would be called “Muhammad the son of
    Abdallah.”
    However, the Qurʾān mentions Jesus as the son of Maryam. This
    name was given to him by God. Remember when the angels said,

    “O Maryam, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from


    Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary held
    in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of
    those who are near to Allah (Q: 3:45).

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    Maryam (the Arabic of Mary) was mentioned by name in the
    Qurʾān 34 times in 32 verses, and she was mentioned 11 times
    without being linked to her son Jesus.

    Jesus affiliation to Maryam is meant to honour him and to


    demonstrate his exalted status among mankind.
    She was honoured not only because of him, but because of who
    she was on her own. She was honoured as Allah attributed her
    great son to her; Jesus, son of Mary, as he was mentioned being
    attributed to her in the Quran 23 times out of 34 times.

    The Qurʾān does not usually mention names of individuals


    unless they are Prophets. When a name is mentioned it is usually
    meant to honour the person and show their great status. There
    are many great women that the Qurʾān mentions, such as the
    mother of Musa or Pharaoh’s wife, but Maryam is the only
    woman in the Qurʾān explicitly mentioned by name.

    The Qurʾān also declares that Maryam is the best of all women:
    Remember when the angels said,

    ‘O Maryam, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and
    chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Maryam, be
    devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those
    who bow’ (Q. 3:42-43).

    We return to the question of why is Maryam the only woman


    mentioned by name in the Qurʾān?
    If the Qurʾān were indeed fabricated by Muhammad as some
    claim, why didn’t he include the names of women who were very
    dear to him?
    Why weren’t Khadija, Aisha, Fatima, and other female relatives
    mentioned in the Qurʾān by name? However, an Israelite woman

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    who lived much earlier is the female who has a chapter named
    after her.
    This is evidence that the Prophet, peace be upon him, is not the
    author of the Qurʾān. It is God who chose who to mention by
    name and who to exclude.

    Due to her great honour in Islam and Christianity, Maryam’s


    name is widely spread among the Christians and the Muslims.
    Indeed, many Muslims like naming their daughters Maryam, and
    her name is famous for females around the Christian world,
    especially in Spanish speaking countries. She served as a role
    model for all Muslim women because she maintained her
    impeccable character throughout her life. God raised her status
    and chose her from among the women of the entire world.

    Knowledge is POWER
    @Afrosalamat
    The Salamat Festival
    www.afro-salamat.com

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