I suddenly have the urge to write this. To all my readers, I am sincerely writing this for everyone's knowledge. And to all my Muslim brothers and sisters, please, do correct me if there's any incorrect information in this post.
Salaam :)
Today I'm going to write about my favourite Surah in the Holy Quran, Surah Maryam. Surah Maryam is the 19th Chapter in the Holy Quran, it consists of 98 verses and most of its verses were sent down in Makkah, before Prophet Muhammad PBUH (peace be upon him) went for hijrah to Madinah.
It is called Surah Maryam because in this Surah it tells us about the birth of Prophet Isa AS (may Allah bless him), son of Maryam on verse 16-36.
16. And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
17. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.
18. She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah ."
19. He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy."
20. She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"
21. He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.' "
22. So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."
24. But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
25. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
26. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.' "
27. Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.
28. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
29. So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"
30. [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.
31. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive
32. And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.
33. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive."
34. That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute.
35. It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
36. [Jesus said], "And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."
17. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.
18. She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah ."
19. He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy."
20. She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"
21. He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.' "
22. So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."
24. But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
25. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
26. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.' "
27. Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.
28. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
29. So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"
30. [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah . He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.
31. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive
32. And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.
33. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive."
34. That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute.
35. It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
36. [Jesus said], "And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."
According to our belief (as it is already stated in the Holy Quran), Prophet Isa AS was born underneath a palm tree and it was on summer, when the palm trees are full with fresh dates. Islamic belief holds that he was born of a virgin birth but that neither he nor his mother were divine. Actually, in this Surah, Allah describes those who say that Isa was the Son of God as saying something blasphemous, as God is the omnipotent creator and that all the creatures in earth and in heaven are God's servants. Maryam is venerated but not as the mother of God.
Well, this is our understanding according to our belief :) I am not writing this to provoke any religious sensitivity but just to spread knowledge,
just like what I understand about what the Christians believe Jesus was born in a stable on 25th December, and hence Christmas is celebrated by the Christians every year.
Other stories in this Surah includes how Allah answered Prophet Zakaria AS's prayer to give him a child, the story of Prophet Ibrahim AS with his father, Prophet Musa AS as the chosen one, Prophet Ismail AS who remains true to his promises and the strong faith of Prophet Idris AS towards Allah.
Well, you see, my mother and I love this Surah. She told me when things in life (that involve her kids) got out of control, she will recite this Surah because, she said "dia (Maryam) kan mama juga..." Heheheh.
To recite Surah Maryam during pregnancy can make labour easy as well getting a patient and obedient child, insyallah :)
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