I love Maryam

As Muslims, we respect, honor and hold in high esteem Maryam, may Allah exalt her mention, the daughter of Imraan , the chaste virgin and the best of the women of the world.
Muslims respect and love her for many reasons:

1- Allah the Almighty praised her and described her as being pure and chaste; Allah Almighty Says:
ومريم ابنت عمران التي أحصنت فرجها فنفخنا فيه من روحنا و صدقت بكلمات ربها و كتبه و كانت من القانتين
سورة التحريم الأية 12
{And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ‘Imraan, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e. Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.} [Quran 66:12]

2- Allah the Almighty mentioned her and elaborated on the details of her story in many verses in the Quran.

3- Allah has chosen her as the best of the women of this world; Allah Says:
و إذ قالت الملائكة يا مريم إن الله اصطفاك و طهرك و اصطفاك على نساء العالمين
سورة آل عمران الأية 42
{(And [mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.} [Quran 3:42]

4- Maryam, may Allah exalt her mention, reached a status and an honorable level that no other women has reached; Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him mentioned this and clarified this in many Ahadeeth . For instance, he said: “Many men reached the level of perfection, but no woman reached such a level except Maryam, the daughter of Imraan, and Asia, the wife of Pharaoh." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
- “The best of the women of her time was Maryam, daughter of Imraan, and the best of the women of her time was Khadeejah Bint Khuwaylid *.” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

5- Muslims agree that Maryam, may Allah exalt her mention, was of great honor and high status and they consider her as an example regarding purity and chastity.

6- A whole Soora سورة (Chapter) in the Quran was named after her name and she is the only woman who has won this honor (as no other Chapter is named after any other woman), and Allah elaborated in details the story of her conceiving ‘Eessa (Jesus), peace be upon him, and her giving birth to him.

7- Allah honored her by declaring her not guilty and by protecting her honor and dignity with a great miracle as He made her son –‘Eessa (Jesus) –speak while he was still in a mere baby the cradle in order to declare her innocence and refute the accusation of the people of falsehood and corruption. Indeed, Allah mentioned in details the story how she conceived her son and how she gave birth to him. Allah Says:
فَأَتَتْ بِهِ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُ قَالُوا يَا مَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْئًا فَرِيًّا (27) يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا (28) فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا (29) قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا (30) وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا (31) وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا (32) وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا (33) ذَلِكَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ (34) مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَانَهُ إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ (35) سورة مريم الآيات 27-35
Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, ‘O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.” So she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?” [Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and Zakaah as long as I remain alive. And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive.” That is Jesus, the son of Mary— the word of truth about which they are in dispute. It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.} [Quran 19:27-35]

8- Allah selected her to be a pious believing mother for one of the Prophets of great determination ( the five great Prophets in the history of mankind, peace be upon them all ; they are: Noa peace be upon him, Ibraham peace be upon him, Mousa peace be upon him, Essa "Jesus" peace be upon him and Muhaamed peace be upon him ).

9- She was honored 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.

10- Allah honored her with a number of miracles before her pregnancy and after she gave birth, such as the food which Allah blessed her with when there was nobody to give her food or when she was lacking it. Allah Says:
وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقًا قَالَ يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنَّى لَكِ هَذَا قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاء بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
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{…and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, “O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?” She said, “It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account.”} [Quran 3:37]
Allah also blessed her with the stream and the palm tree, which Allah created for her so that she would eat and drink from them in the lonely place where she was so that she will give birth far from the eyes of the people. Allah Says
فَنَادَاهَا مِن تَحْتِهَا أَلاَّ تَحْزَنِي قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّا (24) وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا (25) فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَقَرِّي عَيْنًا فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِي إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنسِيًّا (26) سورة مريم الآيات 24 - 26
{…But he called her from below her, “Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates. So eat and drink and be contented…”} [Quran 19:24-26]

11- She was strong in her religion. She endured much hardship and was steadfast to the last second of hardship, especially when she became pregnant, when she gave birth, and when she breastfed her son.

12- Her name is widely spread among the Christians and the Muslims. Indeed, many Muslims like naming their daughters Maryam, and her name is absolutely the most wide-spread name for females around the world and in the Christian world. Names like Mary, Mary Augustine, Mary Asunción, Mary Antoinette, Miriam, Mary Carmen, and Mary Magdalene, Virginia are very common.

Maryam, may Allah exalt her mention, is a role model for all Muslim women because she maintained her impeccable character throughout her life. Allah raised her status and chose her from among the women of the entire world.
As Muslims, we should honor her, defend her dignity and chastity, and clarify to the people of the whole world the truth about her that she is the best example for all women around the world to follow. She was indeed the best woman ever in the whole world, may Allah exalt her mention.



* Khadeejah Bint Khuwaylid : the first wife of the prophet Muhammed peace be upon him. She was one of the very few woman history mentions with rare respect. She was the first person to believe in the message of Allah, a brave woman who stood by her husband in the hardest time. The prophet Muhammed peace be upon him loved her more than any of his other wives, even after she died. May Allah be pleased with her.

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