Let start this story
from Jesus Mother
Who is Mary? ( Mother of
Jesus)
Many people may be
surprised that Muslims love Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Quran, no woman
is given more attention than Mary. No woman mentioned in the Quran by name
except Mary the Mother of Jesus
Mary receives the most
attention of any woman mentioned in the Quran even though all the Prophets with
the exception of Adam had mothers. Of the Quran's 114 chapters, she is among
the eight people who have a chapter named after them. The nineteenth chapter of
the Quran is named after her, Mariam. Mariam means Mary in Arabic. The third
chapter in the Quran is named after her father, Imran.
Chapters Mariam and
Al-Imran are among the most beautiful chapters in the Quran. Mary (peace be
upon her) is the only woman specifically named in the Quran. An authentic
Hadith states that the Prophet Muhammad said: "The superiority of 'Aisha
to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. meat and bread dish) to
other meals. Many men reached the level of perfection, but no woman reached
such a level except Mary, the daughter of Imran and Asia, the wife of
Pharaoh." (Al Bukhari). Indeed, both Mary and Pharaoh’s wife are an
example. The Virgin Mary plays a very significant role in Islam. She is an
example and a sign for all people.
The Quran informs us that the wife
of Imran “Hannah “dedicated her
unborn child to the service of God. Mary’s mother, the wife of Imran, was
Hannah. She was the sister of Prophet Zachary’s wife. Hannah and her husband
Imran had believed they would never have children, but one day Hannah made a
sincere and heartfelt supplication to God begging for a child, and vowing that
her offspring would serve in God’s House in Jerusalem. God heard Hannah’s
supplication and she fell pregnant. When Hannah realised the glorious news she
turned to God and said:
“O
my Lord! I have vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated for Your
services, so accept this, from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the
All-Knowing.” (Quran 3:35)
There are lessons to be learned from
Hannah’s vow to God, one of which is caring for the religious education of our
children. Hannah was not thinking in terms of this world at all, she was trying
to ensure that her child was close to God and in His service. These chosen
friends of God, such as family of Imran, are the parents whom we should take as
our role models. God says many times in the Quran that He is the One who
supplies provision for us, and He warns us to save ourselves and our families
from the fires of Hell.
In her supplication, Hannah asked
that her child be free from all worldly work. By promising that her child would
be the servant of God, Hannah was securing her child’s freedom. Freedom is a
quality of life that every human being strives to attain, but Hannah understood
that true freedom comes from complete submission to God. This is what she
aspired to for her yet unborn child. Hannah wanted her child to be a free
person, a slave to no man and no desire, but a slave only to God. In due time,
Hannah gave birth to a girl, again she turned to God in prayer and said:
“‘O
my Lord, I have delivered a female child,’ and the male is not like the female,
and I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge with You for her and her offspring
from Satan, the outcast.” (Quran 3:36)
Hannah named her child Mary. With
reference to her vow to God, Hannah now found herself facing a dilemma. Serving
in the House of Prayer was not acceptable for women. Mary’s father, Imran had
died before she was born, so Hannah turned to her brother in law, Zachary” Prophet Zachary”. He comforted Hannah
and helped her to understand that God knew that she had delivered a girl. This
girl child, Mary, was from the best of creation. Prophet Mohammad mentioned[2] that whenever a child is born Satan pricks him
or her and therefore the child cries loudly. This is a sign of the great enmity
between mankind and Satan; however there were two exceptions to this rule.
Satan pricked neither Mary nor her son Jesus, due to the supplication of Mary’s
mother.
When the time came for Mary to go
into the House of Prayer, everybody wanted to take care of this pious daughter
of Imran. As was the custom of the time, the men drew lots for the privilege,
and God ensured that her guardian was Prophet Zachary.
“So
her Lord accepted her with goodly acceptance, and made her grow in a good
manner, and put her under the care of Zachary.” (Quran 3:37)
Prophet Zachary served in the House
of God and was a wise and knowledgeable man devoted to teaching. He had a
private room built for Mary so that she was able to worship God and go about
her daily duties in private. As her guardian, Prophet Zachary visited Mary
daily, and one day he was surprised to see fresh fruit in her room. It is said
that in winter she would have the fresh fruits of summer and in the summer she
would have the fresh fruits of winter. Prophet Zachary inquired about how the
fruit got there, to which Mary replied, it was indeed God Who provided her
sustenance. She said:
“It
is from God. Verily, God provides sustenance to whom He wills without limit.”
(Quran 3:37)
3 comments:
nimkekikubali sana kichwa cha habari ya habari hii poooooooo aaaah
ndo inavvyotakiwa hivi
huwezi kuielewa hii habari nzito inataka kichwa cha aliyetayari kuelewa kwa uyakinifu. hiyo ni habari iliyokamilika na isiyo na shaka. sasa usiisome kwa woga kama wengi wanavyofanya. naomba msome kwa uyakinifu na bila shaka mtaelewa uzito wa khabari hii nzito na isiyo na shaka. nampongeza aliyeileta makala hii asante sana na bila shaka Mwenye Enzi Mungu akupe uwezo zaidi wa kuelimisha ummma!!!
tumeshaelewa bwana usitulete longa longa zako hapa issa ni nabii he is the prophet ni mtume si mungu wala mtoto wa mungu so unatuambia tuelewe nini acha bwana habari poa habari muruwa.
kwenye ukweli daima ungo hujitenga because ungo hauna nafasi ya kutawala over ukweli mkipenda msipende mungu peke ndo mtawala wa ukweli
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