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Hannah, Mother of Maryam

In the Quran

In the QuranMother of Maryam

Hannahحنة

Traditional date, disputedJerusalem

The wife of Imran, who dedicated her unborn child to Allah's service and named her Maryam.

While pregnant she prayed: my Lord, I have vowed what is in my womb to You, freed for Your service, so accept it from me. When a girl was born she said: the male is not like the female. She named her Maryam and asked Allah to protect her and her children from Shaytan. Allah accepted her with a goodly acceptance.

What does the Quran say?

[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."

Quran 3:35

3:35-37

What grew out of it?

The Prophet ﷺ said Shaytan did not touch Maryam and her son at birth, which Abu Hurayrah linked to her prayer (3:36).

The lesson

A mother's sincere intention before her child is born can shape a whole story.

Who else is linked?

JerusalemMaryamZakariyaImranIblisThe Wife of Zakariya

Who lived at the same time?

Imran

Source: the Quran

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