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45-620: (Redirected from Zakariyya ) Zakariya may refer to: People [ edit ] Zakariya , the father of John the Baptist ( Yahya ) in Islam Zakariya (name) , a common personal name in West Asia Places [ edit ] Zakariya, Iran , a village in western Iran Zakaria, Iran , a village in northeastern Iran Az-Zakariyya , Palestinian village depopulated in

90-526: A "sister of Aaron (Harun) " Her mother, mentioned in the Quran only as the wife of Imran , prayed for a child and eventually conceived. According to al-Tabari , Mary's mother was named Hannah ( Arabic : حنة ), and Imran ( Arabic : عمران ), her husband, died before the child was born. Expecting the child to be male, Hannah vowed to dedicate him to isolation and service in the Temple . However, Hannah bore

135-427: A child. Their request was eventually accepted by God, and Mary's mother became pregnant. Her father Imran had died before the child was born. After her birth, she was taken care of by her maternal uncle Zechariah . According to the Quran, Mary received messages from God through the archangel Gabriel . God informed Mary that she had miraculously conceived a child through the intervention of the divine spirit , though she

180-608: A daughter instead, and named her Maryam. Mary is mentioned frequently in the Quran, and her narrative occurs consistently from the earliest chapters, revealed in Mecca , to the latest verses, revealed in Medina . The birth of Mary is narrated in the Quran with references to her father as well as her mother. Mary's father is called Imran . He is the equivalent of Joachim in Christian tradition. Her mother, according to al-Tabari ,

225-484: A girl,”—and Allah fully knew what she had delivered—“and the male is not like the female. I have named her Mariam, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.” 3:37 So her Lord accepted her graciously and blessed her with a pleasant upbringing—entrusting her to the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He exclaimed, “O Mariam! Where did this come from?” She replied, “It

270-463: A historical event from Mary's life. One of the lesser-known events which are recorded in Muslim literature is that of Mary visiting Rome with John and Thaddeus (Jude), the disciples ( al-Hawāriyūn ) of Jesus, during the reign of Nero . Qadi al-Nu'man , the twelfth century Ismaili Muslim jurist and luminary, in his book on the esoteric interpretation of faith, Asās al-Ta'wīl , talks about

315-536: A man: 19:16 And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east, 19:17 screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed. 19:18 She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.” 19:19 He responded, “I am only

360-414: A messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.” 19:20 She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?” 19:21 He replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me. And so will We make him a sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.’ It is a matter ˹already˺ decreed.” The Quran's narrative of the virgin birth is somewhat different from that in

405-571: A notable Islamic exegete, mentions this in Tafsir ibn Kathir , his exegesis of the Qur'an. The Quranic account of Mary's birth does not affirm an Immaculate Conception for Mary as Islam does not accept the doctrine of original sin , or an inherited fault in humans, as it is found in Christianity. The Quran does not, specifically, point to the fact that Mary lived and grew up in a temple, as

450-451: A perfect woman as there could be, and she was devoid of almost all failings. Although Islam honors numerous women, including Hawwa , Hagar , Sarah , Asiya , Khadijah , Fatimah , Aisha , Hafsa many commentators followed this verse in the absolute sense, and agreed that Mary was the greatest woman of all time. Other commentators, however, while maintaining that Mary was the "queen of the saints", interpreted this verse to mean that Mary

495-539: A pious man. Zakariya is frequently praised in the Qur'an as a prophet of God and righteous man. One such appraisal is in Surat Al-An'am : "Likewise, ˹We guided˺ Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elias, who were all of the righteous." After his son Yahya (John) had been decapitated by the Children of Israel, Zakariya tried to escape from them. Some historians say that as a miracle a tree opened for Zakariya to hide in but

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540-820: A prophet. Muslim women look upon her as an example. According to a few hadiths, Muhammad will marry Mary in Paradise. Muslim tradition, like Christian, honors her memory at Matariyyah near Cairo , and in Jerusalem . Muslims also visit the Bath of Mary in Jerusalem, where Muslim tradition recounts Mary once bathed, and this location was visited at times by women who were seeking a cure for barrenness. Some plants have also been named after Mary, such as Maryammiah , which, as tradition recounts, acquired its sweet scent when Mary wiped her forehead with its leaves. Another plant

585-445: A righteous family. The Israelites questioned Mary how she came to be with child whilst unmarried, to which Mary pointed to the baby Jesus. It was then that, according to the Quran, the infant Jesus began to speak in the cradle, and spoke of his prophet-hood. According to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq , Jesus the son of Mary used to cry intensely as a child, so that Mary was at wits end regarding his profuse crying. He said to her, "Get some of

630-461: A sign for mankind. The birth is later referred in Quran 66:12 , where the Quran states that Mary remained "pure", while God allowed a life to shape itself in Mary's womb. A third mention of the annunciation is in 3:42-43 , where Mary is also given the glad tidings that she has been chosen above all the women of creation. Commentators on the Quran remark on the last verse that Mary was as close to

675-490: A singularly exalted place in Islam . The Qur'an refers to her seventy times and explicitly identifies her as the greatest woman to have ever lived. Moreover, she is the only woman named in the Quran. In the Quran, her story is related in three Meccan surahs (19, 21, 23) and four Medinan surahs (3, 4, 5, 66). The nineteenth Surah , Maryam , is named after her. According to the Quran, Mary's parents had been praying for

720-574: A small part of his clothing mistakenly stuck out. Shaytan (Satan) saw this and took it to his advantage. He took on the form of a human and told the Children of Israel where Zakariya was hiding. For this, the soldiers then cut down the tree, killing Zakariya painfully. Some people say he was 130 years old when he died. Mary in Islam Maryam bint Imran ( Arabic : مَرْيَم بِنْت عِمْرَان , romanized :  Maryam bint ʿImrān , lit.   ' Mary , daughter of Imran ') holds

765-466: Is Kaff Maryam ( Anastatica ), which was used by some Muslim women to help in pregnancy, and the water of this plant was given to women to drink while praying. Islamic literature does not recount many instances from Mary's later life, and her assumption is not present in any Muslim records. Nevertheless, some contemporary Muslim scholars, an example being Martin Lings , accepted the assumption as being

810-614: Is God. He creates [i.e., causes to pass] what he wills” (Quran 3:47). Mary is one of the most honored figures in Islamic theology, with Muslims viewing her as one of the most righteous women to have lived as per the Quranic verse, with reference to the Angelical salutation during the annunciation , "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.". A minority of Muslims also view her as

855-469: Is barren. So grant me, by Your grace, an heir, 19:6 who will inherit ˹prophethood˺ from me and the family of Jacob, and make him, O  Lord, pleasing ˹to You˺!” As a gift from God, Zakariya was given a son named John ( Yaḥyá Arabic : يحيى ), a name specially chosen for this child alone. Muslim tradition narrates that Zakariya was ninety-two years old when he was told of John's birth. In accordance with Zakariya's prayer, God made John (Yahya) renew

900-466: Is called Hannah , which is the same name as in Christian tradition ( Saint Anne ). Muslim literature narrates that Imran and his wife were old and childless and that, one day, the sight of a bird in a tree feeding her young aroused Anne's desire for a child. She prayed to God to fulfill her desire and vowed, if her prayer was accepted, that her child would be dedicated to the service of God. According to Iraqi Jewish scholar and translator, N.J. Dawood ,

945-528: Is clear that there are eighteen centuries between the Biblical Amram and the father of Maryam. Similarly, Stowasser concludes that "to confuse Mary the mother of Jesus with Mary the sister of Moses and Aaron in Torah is completely wrong and in contradiction to the sound Hadith and the Qur'anic text as we have established". Additionally, like the figurative use of kunyas , referring to someone as

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990-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zechariah in Islam According to the Quran, Zakariya was said to be a priest and prophet of God whose office was in the Second Temple in Jerusalem . He would frequently be in charge of managing the services of the temple and he would always remain steadfast in prayer to God. As he reached his old age, Zakariya began to worry over who would continue

1035-554: Is easy for Me, just as I created you before, when you were nothing!’” 19:10 Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He responded, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three nights, despite being healthy.” According to the Qur'an, Zakariya was the guardian of Maryam . The Qur'an states: 3:35 Your service, so accept it from me. You ˹alone˺ are truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” 3:36 When she delivered, she said, “My Lord! I have given birth to

1080-419: Is from Allah. Surely Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.” Muslim theology maintains that Zakariya, along with John and Jesus, ushered in a new era of prophets—all of whom came from the priestly lineage of Amram (Imran), the father of the Mary and grandfather of Jesus . The fact that, of all the priests, it was Zakariya who was given the duty of keeping care of Mary (Maryam) shows his status as

1125-643: The mihrab and found that she had summer fruit in the winter and winter fruit in the summer. He asked "From whence is this?" She said, "It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account" [ 3:37 ]. The virgin birth of Jesus is supremely important in Islam. The first explicit mention of an annunciation foreshadowing the birth of Jesus is in Quran 19:20 where Mary asks Gabriel ( Jibril ) how she will be able to conceive, when no man has touched her. Gabriel's reply assures Mary that for God all things are easy and that Jesus's virgin birth will be

1170-600: The 1948 Arab-Israeli War See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Zakariya All pages with titles containing Zakariya Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zakariya . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zakariya&oldid=1202118729 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1215-487: The Koran, one and the same person." Although Islamic studies of the beginning of the 20th century tended to see this as a mistake in genealogy, in more recent Islamic Studies of the 21st century the general consensus is, according to Angelika Neuwirth , Nicolai Sinai & Michael Marx, that the Quran does not make a genealogical error but instead makes use of typology . This is, following Wensinck's conclusion, supported by

1260-631: The New Testament. The Quran states that when the pains of childbirth came upon Mary, she held onto a nearby palm tree, at which point a voice came from "beneath the (palm-tree)" or "beneath her", which said, "Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet. And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you." The Quran goes on to describe that Mary vowed not to speak to anyone on that day. The Quran goes on to narrate that Mary then brought Jesus to her people, they were in shock, as they knew her to be from

1305-664: The Quran confuses Mary mother of Jesus with Miriam the sister of Moses , when it refers to the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as Imran, which is the Arabic version of Amram , who is shown to be the father of Moses in Exodus 6 :20. Dawood, in a note to Quran 19:28 , where Mary the Mother of Jesus is referred to as the "Sister of Aaron", and Aaron was the brother of Mary sister of Moses, states: "It Appears that Miriam, Aaron's sister, and Maryam (Mary), mother of Jesus, were according to

1350-438: The Quran's mention of Mary's purification “from the touch of men” implying perpetual virginity in the minds of many of the most prominent Islamic fathers. Mary is believed to have been chosen by God, above all "the women of the worlds" in Islam. She is referred to by various titles in the Quran, with the most prominent being al-Qānitah . The Quran calls Mary "the daughter of Imran ". It also mentions that people called her

1395-402: The bark of that tree, make a tonic from it and feed me with it." When he drank it, he cried intensely. Mary said, "What sort of prescription did you give me?" He said, "Oh my mother! Knowledge of prophet-hood and weakness of childhood." The Fatimid Ismaili jurist Al-Qadi al-Nu'man holds that the virgin birth of Jesus is meant to be interpreted symbolically. In his interpretation, Mary was

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1440-510: The conception are not discussed during these Angelic visits, but elsewhere the Quran states ( 21:91 and 66:12 ) that God blew through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel] into Mary while she was chaste. According to the Quran, Mary was chosen twice by the Lord: "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds" ( 3:42 ); and the first choosing was her selection with glad tidings given to Imran. The second

1485-402: The doctrine of his pre-existence , as it does in Christianity. Quran 3:47 also supports the virginity of Mary, revealing that "no man has touched [her]". 66:12 states that Jesus was born when the spirit of God breathed upon Mary, whose body was chaste. According to the Quran, the following conversation transpired between the angel Gabriel and Mary when he appeared to her in the form of

1530-761: The figurative speech of the Quran and the Islamic tradition: Maryam is called a sister of Hārūn and the use of these three names Imrān, Hārūn and Maryam, has led to the supposition that the Kur'ān does not clearly distinguish between the two Maryams of the Old and the New Testaments. It is not necessary to assume that these kinship links are to be interpreted in modern terms. The words "sister" and "daughter", like their male counterparts, in Arabic usage can indicate extended kinship, descendance or spiritual affinity. Muslim tradition

1575-532: The follower ( lāḥiq ), of the Imam Joachim (‘Imran). However, when Joachim realized that she was not suited for the Imamah , he passed it to Zechariah, who then passed it to John the Baptist. Meanwhile, Mary received spiritual inspiration ( mādda ) from God, revealing that he would invite a man [to the faith] who would become an exalted Speaker ( nāṭiq ) of a revealed religion ( sharīʿa ). According to al-Nu’man,

1620-582: The legacy of preaching the message of God after his death and who would carry on the daily services of the temple after him. Zakariya started to pray to God for a son. The praying for the birth of an offspring was not merely out of the desire for a child. He prayed both for himself and for the public – they needed a messenger, a man of God who would work in the service of the Lord after Zakariya. Zakariya had character and virtue and he wanted to transfer this to his spiritual heir as his most precious possession. His dream

1665-497: The message of God, which had been corrupted and lost by the Israelites. As the Qur'an says: 19:7 ˹The angels announced,˺ “O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John—a name We have not given to anyone before.” 19:8 He wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I have become extremely old?” 19:9 An angel replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It

1710-412: The sister/brother of a person or thing they are not biologically related to is a common figure of speech in Arabic, implying the two individuals share similar character/habits. An authentic hadith from Sahih Muslim states that Mary was named after Miriam, and because of their names, Mary was often called "sister of Aaron", as well as the fact that she was also a devout worshipper like him. Ibn Kathir ,

1755-504: The verses “She said: Lord! How can I have a child when no man has touched me?” (Quran 3:47) and “neither have I been unchaste” (Quran 19:20) are symbolic of Mary's saying, “How can I conduct the invitation ( daʿwa ) when the Imam of the Time has not given me permission to do so?” and “Nor shall I be unfaithful by acting against his command”, respectively. To this, a celestial hierarch replies “Such

1800-770: The word miḥ'rāb in Surah Al Imran 3:36 in its literal meaning refers to a private chamber or a public/private prayer chamber. The definitive idea of Mary growing up in a temple derived via external literature (i.e. see the narration below by Ja'far al-Sadiq). She was placed under the care of the prophet Zakariya , the husband of Hannah's sister and Mary's maternal uncle and caretaker. As often as Zechariah entered Mary's prayer chamber, he found her provided with food and he would ask her where she received it from, to which she would reply that "God provides to whom He wills". Scholars have debated as to whether this refers to miraculous food that Mary received from God or whether it

1845-401: Was normal food. Those in favor of the former view state that it had to be miraculous food, as Zechariah being a prophet , would have known that God is the provider of all sustenance and thus would not have questioned Mary, if it was normal food. Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq narrates that when Maryam was grown, she would go into the mihrab and put on a covering so no one saw her. Zechariah went into

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1890-489: Was still a virgin. The name of her child is chosen by God, being Isa ( Jesus ), who would be the "anointed one", the Promised Messiah . As such, orthodox Islamic belief has upheld the virgin birth of Jesus , and although the classical Islamic thinkers never dwelt on the question of the perpetual virginity of Mary , it was generally agreed in traditional Islam that Mary remained a virgin throughout her life, with

1935-421: Was that she became pregnant without a man, so in this regard, she was chosen over all other women in the world. The Quran narrates the virgin birth of Jesus numerous times. In Surah Maryam, verses ( ayat ) 17–21, the annunciation is given, followed by the virgin birth in due course. In Islam, Jesus is called the "spirit of God" because he was through the action of the spirit, but that belief does not include

1980-413: Was the greatest woman of that time and that Fatimah, Khadijah and Asiya were equally great. According to exegesis and literature, Gabriel appeared to Mary, who was still young in age, in the form of a well-made man with a "shining face" and announced to her the birth of Jesus. After her immediate astonishment, she was reassured by the angel 's answer that God has the power to do anything. The details of

2025-473: Was to restore the household to the posterity of the Patriarch Jacob , and to make sure the message of God was renewed for Israel. As the Qur'an recounts: 19:4 saying, “My Lord! Surely my bones have become brittle, and grey hair has spread across my head, but I have never been disappointed in my prayer to You, my Lord! 19:5 And I am concerned about ˹the faith of˺ my relatives after me, since my wife

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