The Lineage
It is stated in the books of interpretation that Zakaria and Imran married two sisters, Maryam’s mother, whose name was Hannah, was with Imran, and her sister, Umm Yahya, was with Zakaria, Imran died and his wife Hanna was carrying a fetus in her womb that she had vowed to God Almighty, where God Almighty said in his book:
Allah says
{رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ}.
{My Lord, I have vowed to You what is in my belly, freeing So accept from me, for you are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Her mother
It was said that Mary's mother (Hannah) had given up on having children, one time she was sitting under a tree and saw a bird feeding its young, and her heart longed for a young one to raise, She prayed to God Almighty to bless her with a son, and after some time her husband, Imran, died, She knew that she was pregnant, so she made what was in her stomach a vow, that is, a person who worships God Almighty a lot and has nothing to do with the affairs of this world except the worship and obedience of God.
God Almighty chose Adam, peace be upon him, and created him with His own hand and taught him all the names, and chose Noah, peace be upon him, from his descendants, He was the first messenger of humanity, and he chose from the descendants of Noah Abraham, peace be upon him, and made his descendants the prophets, He chose the family of Imran from among them, including Mary and her son, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him.
her dad
Maryam’s father is Imran bin Yashem bin Amun bin Misha bin Hezekiah bin Ahriq, Ibn Jotham, Ibn Azaria, Ibn Amaziah, Ibn Yaush, Ibn Agrehu, Ibn Yazem, The son of Jehovashet, the son of Ensha, the son of Abian, the son of Rechiam, the son of Solomon, the son of David, peace be upon them both.
What is the vow that Mary’s mother made while Mary was in her womb?
Vow: A person vows something: he obligates it upon himself, whether it is charity, or something else.
What is Mary’s mother’s request from God Almighty?
That is why she asked God Almighty to protect her and her offspring from the accursed Satan, That is, she was made a refuge with God to protect her fetus from Satan, The pregnancy of Mary’s mother was associated with many acts of worship, and her birth as well, as this supplication was one of the acts of worship, and God Almighty had answered her, and He protected her from Satan, as this was mentioned in the Sunnah of the Messenger of God, as narrated by Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - on the authority of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - that he said: “There is no newborn among the children of Adam unless Satan touches him when he is born, then he starts screaming from the touch of Satan, except for Mary and her son, then Abu Hurairah says: {And I seek refuge with you and her offspring, From Satan, the accursed}
The reason for the vow
The meaning of what she vowed is that she made what was in her stomach dedicated to worship, He was said to be a liberator of the church and a servant to it. At that time, there were people who isolated themselves from the people and did nothing but worship in the church and serve the Torah in it.
It was also said that in the time of the Children of Israel, when women gave birth to a boy, she would raise him and breastfeed him until he grew up and became strong, then she would take him to those who knew the Scriptures, You tell them that he was freed for them to serve them, and it was said that he was freed to serve the church for a year, some commentators said that they were freeing boys but not girls.
Did the Virgin (Mother Mary) fulfill her vow?
When Mary’s mother gave birth, she gave birth to a girl, the Virgin Mary, and she knew then that she would not be able to fulfill her vow, If there are only men in the church and it is not permissible for women to meet with them, that is why she did not fulfill her vow and join the church, and this is what was stated in the remembrance of God, Blessed and Most High, For the birth of the Lady Maryam, where God Almighty said: {And when she gave birth to her, she said,
{فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَضَعْتُهَا أُنثَى وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالْأُنثَى ۖ وَإِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإِنِّي أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ}
“My Lord, I have given birth to her as a female, and God knows best what she has given birth to, And the male is not like the female. and I have named her Maryam, and I seek refuge with you and for her offspring from the accursed Satan.}
She said that the male is not like the female because the female is not able to serve the church as it should because her nature is different from the male and because it is not right for a woman to be a servant to the priests in the church, In her saying this is an apology that she offers to God Almighty, and He knows best about it and its structure and knows best what it has put forth.
Hannah (Maryam’s mother) named her daughter Maryam and sought refuge with God Almighty for her and her descendants from the deception and plots of Satan, so God Almighty accepted from Mary’s mother what she vowed and what she wanted of good for the church in her vow, and gave her the reward for that, Where God, Blessed and Most High, said: {So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and caused her to grow a beautiful plant} and she chose the name Maryam out of closeness to God Almighty, and turning to Him to protect her, so she takes part of her name and her actions are like the meaning that the name carries. In their language, the name Maryam means worshiper and servant of her religion.
Zechariah's sponsorship of the Virgin Mary
Why was Zechariah, peace be upon him, the one who sponsored Mary? The Virgin Mary was raised, In the house of worship, it was sponsored by the Prophet of God, Zechariah, peace be upon him, - The meaning of his sponsorship for her is that she became under his care, and Zechariah was the one chosen by God Almighty.
There was a dispute between the righteous people among her for her sponsorship
They drew lots among themselves, and Zechariah, peace be upon him, was the one who won the lottery. God Almighty has wisdom and purpose in allowing you to grow up in the house of one of His prophets.
This is what God Almighty told us when He said:
{ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَاءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلامَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مرْيَمَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ}
{This is from the news of the unseen that We reveal to you, And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary and you were not with them when they disputed.}
The Holy Verse tells us the following:
1 - The story of the birth and upbringing of the Virgin Mary was told by God - the Almighty - to His Messenger Muhammad in Surah Maryam and in several other places in the Qur’an, and He called it: (News from the unseen: and news is the correct, important message)
2 - God Almighty explains details to His Prophet Muhammad that he does not know because he does not know the unseen or the events preceding the revelation of the Qur’an except from God Almighty, which indicates that the Messenger of God is illiterate, who neither reads nor writes, and was not mixed with the storytellers of the People of the Book before God - the Almighty - sent him with the Qur’an.
3 - The pens are the shares of the lottery, and they did not just vote, but the verse tells us that they disputed about it, and here is a pause: Sponsorship is legitimate for the seeker of knowledge, whether religious or worldly.
The niche of the Virgin Mary. What is the niche?
God Almighty guaranteed Mary’s livelihood, so she used to adhere to the mihrab and seclude herself in it, and the mihrab is the front of the house of worship. Since she reached puberty, she used to sit in it, worshiping God Almighty and drawing closer to Him, Whenever Zechariah, peace be upon him, entered her and was her guarantor, he found provision before her, and he was amazed at that and asked her about it and what it was like, Unless she confirms to him that the provision is from God Almighty, who He provides to His servants without limit,
as God Almighty said:
{فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا 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 يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ}
{Then her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance and caused it to grow a beautiful plant, And Zechariah took charge of her whenever Zechariah entered the sanctuary over her, He found sustenance with her. He said, “O Mary, how can you get this, She said, “It is from God. Indeed, God provides for whomever He wills without reckoning.”
What happened to the Virgin Mary after she retired from people?
After Lady Mary had isolated herself from the people and was alone to worship God Almighty alone in her shrine, which was located east of Jerusalem, she once went out next to the mihrab because of her menstruation, and she had taken an eastern place, which was said to be alone in the mihrab because it was to the east of Jerusalem, It was said that it was taken to a place next to the rising of the sun. Because God Almighty made a shade for her and He is the one who isolates her from the people. After Mary chose an eastern place, She isolated herself from the people and placed a veil between her and them. God Almighty sent Gabriel, peace be upon him, to her.
Gabriel - peace be upon him - and good news about the son
Why was Lady Mary amazed at the good news of Gabriel, peace be upon him?
God Almighty sent Gabriel - peace be upon him - to the Virgin Mary in the form of a human being. He was a man of equal creation and in the best form, When she was surprised to see him, she sought refuge in God and began to hope that he would fear God Almighty and fear Him in her, so he told her that he was a messenger from God Almighty, He gave her the good news of the great miracle that God had chosen for her instead of humans, It is the birth of a son to her without having a father.
Why did Lady Mary withdraw from people?
After Gabriel - peace be upon him - announced to Mary that she was pregnant and she felt it, she had no choice but to isolate herself from people, stay away from them, and separate herself from all creatures, so she went to a place far from people's eyes where no one could see her, and she went knowing that she was pregnant and wanted to hide him from people so that no one would know about him.
The story of her pregnancy with Jesus - peace be upon him -
The Virgin Mary remained an ascetic worshiper, secluding herself from her family in a place to the east, and the place was isolated from the people by a veil or barrier,
Allah says
(وَاذكُر فِي الكِتابِ مَريَمَ إِذِ انتَبَذَت مِن أَهلِها مَكانًا شَرقِيًّا*فَاتَّخَذَت مِن دونِهِم حِجابًا فَأَرسَلنا إِلَيها روحَنا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَها بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا)
(And mention in the Book Maryam when she withdrew from her family to an eastern place, So she took a veil from them, and We sent to her Our Spirit, and he appeared to her as a normal human being.)
Breathing the spirit of Jesus - peace be upon him into the Virgin Mary
Gabriel - peace be upon him - blew into her mouth, and it was said into the pocket of her armor, so the blow reached her stomach and she became pregnant with him, When Vibe became pregnant, she isolated herself from her people and went to a far place in the furthest part of the village, until the time of giving birth came, so she took refuge in the trunk of a palm tree, and in the meantime, feelings of love for God, belief in Him, and fear of being accused of her religion and purity were mixed, In the consciousness of Mary, peace be upon her, she wished to die before giving birth, then God Almighty sent a miracle that would perpetuate her memory until the Day of Resurrection, and Jesus, peace be upon him, spoke, With his mother not to be sad, as God has made him one of the greats of the world, He told her to shake the trunk of the palm tree so that moisture would fall on it so that she could eat from it, He also told her that she should not speak when she meets her people.
God Almighty said:
(فَأَجاءَهَا المَخاضُ إِلى جِذعِ النَّخلَةِ قالَت يا لَيتَني مِتُّ قَبلَ هـذا وَكُنتُ نَسيًا مَنسِيًّا*فَناداها مِن تَحتِها أَلّا تَحزَني قَد جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحتَكِ سَرِيًّا)
(Birth brought her to the trunk of the palm tree, She said, “I wish I had died before this and been forgotten, *So he called to her from beneath her: “Do not be sad, for your Lord has placed a small river under you, the little river. It was said: Under you, meaning: God has placed it under your command. If you command it to run, it will run, and if you command it to hold back, it will hold back, Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them, said: Gabriel, peace be upon him, was struck and it is said: Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, struck the ground with his foot, and a spring of fresh water appeared and flowed.
What supernatural events occurred in the birth of Jesus, peace be upon him?
When Mary, peace be upon her, felt that her birth was approaching, and the premonitions of childbirth came to her, she left the farthest place she had taken, searching for a place that would help her in her birth, and because of the pain of childbirth, she took the trunk of a palm tree, To lean on him and cling to him to help her give birth, and she was suffering from the pain of childbirth and thinking about the shame that would befall her after giving birth, She even wished for death because of the situation she was experiencing, but God Almighty facilitated her birth, So he sent Gabriel - peace be upon him - to tell her that God Almighty had made a small river beneath her.
It was said that the (Saria ) is Jesus is also said to the man because of his perfection and to give her good news that he will have great status so that she will not be sad and make her birth easier for her.
When she shook the trunk, it bore fruit and became moist, so that she would have water and food available for her to eat and drink, and she would be comfortable with the birth of her son, Who will be a good boy and a man of value and status, and that she should not speak to people, so God Almighty commanded her to be at peace and calm, rejecting frightening thoughts and obsessions and not expecting what you hate, for God Almighty is with you and He is the best protector of His faithful servants.
Why was the disapproval of her people against her so great?
When Lady Mary came to her people, carrying her son in her hands, they disapproved of her and expressed their dismay. How could this chaste worshiper of good lineage produce a son without marriage? they told her that her father was only a good man who only knew anything, and that her mother was not a woman whom men wanted. they reminded her of the elders of her people, so they called her Aaron’s sister, He is the Prophet of God and the brother of Moses, peace be upon him. They did not remember that the Virgin Mary used to seclude herself in the mihrab and that she was raised in the house of a prophet, and that she did not want men, but when they saw it, they denounced it for her and looked down upon it and described it as something blasphemous: (slander and fabrication of lies)
What did Jesus say while he was in the cradle?
When Mary’s people were upset about her situation, she pointed to the child she was carrying, which was Jesus - peace be upon him - and they were amazed at what she did and said to her: How can we talk to a child in his cradle? Then God Almighty spoke to him and told them that he is a servant of God Almighty and a prophet from Him. The Book of God Almighty describes this situation in His
Almighty saying:
{فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا، قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّا، وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا، وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا، وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّا}.
Then she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to someone who is a child in the cradle, He said, “I am a servant of God. He gave me the Book and made me a prophet, and made me blessed wherever I am, and commanded me to pray and give zakat, as long as I live, and I honor my mother and do not make me a wretched tyrant, And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am resurrected alive.}
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