"And [remember] when the angels said, 'O Mary, truly God has chosen thee and purified thee, and has chosen thee above the women of the worlds.'"
Quran 3:42
As we've discussed, one of the the things that surprises folks just learning about Islam is the respect that the faith pays to Jesus and to Mary. It's fairly well known, but it bears repeating that Mary is the only woman mentioned by name in the entire Quran. She has a surah named after her (number 19, which we've discussed quite a bit), and the third surah, Al Imran, here rendered as "The House of Imran," deals in great detail with her backstory. Here Mary's purity is celebrated once again.
Quran 3:42
As we've discussed, one of the the things that surprises folks just learning about Islam is the respect that the faith pays to Jesus and to Mary. It's fairly well known, but it bears repeating that Mary is the only woman mentioned by name in the entire Quran. She has a surah named after her (number 19, which we've discussed quite a bit), and the third surah, Al Imran, here rendered as "The House of Imran," deals in great detail with her backstory. Here Mary's purity is celebrated once again.
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