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Maryam bint 'Imran

مريم بنت عمران

The mother of 'Isa, whom Allah chose above the women of the worlds; a surah of the Quran bears her name.

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The angels told Maryam that Allah had chosen her, purified her and chosen her above the women of the worlds (3:42). The Quran tells how Jibril came to her in the form of a man with the news of a pure son, how she gave birth beneath a palm tree, and how her son 'Isa spoke from the cradle to defend her (19:16–33).

The Quran calls her truthful (5:75) and holds her up, with Pharaoh's wife, as an example for the believers (66:11–12). islamweb's article cites Ibn Kathir: she was a woman of truth, not a prophet, against those, such as Ibn Hazm, who held that she was.

Evidence

QuranAal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan)Quran 3:42

وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَـٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٤٢

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

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 ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn) (of her lifetime)."

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Sahih

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3878

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GraderVerdict
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahih (Sahih)
Al-AlbaniSahih (Sahih)
Bashar Awad MaaroufSahih (Sahih)
Zubair Ali ZaiHasan (Hasan)
Full narration

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ زَنْجُويَهْ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ حَسْبُكَ مِنْ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ مَرْيَمُ ابْنَةُ عِمْرَانَ وَخَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏

Narrated Anas [may Allah be pleased with him]:that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Sufficient for you among the women of mankind are Mariam bint 'Imran, Khadijah bint Khuwailid, Fatimah bint Muhammad and Asiyah the wife of Fir'awn

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