{"id":926,"date":"2025-09-20T04:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=926"},"modified":"2025-09-20T04:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:43:09","slug":"recitation-surat-maryam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=926","title":{"rendered":"Recitation of Surat Maryam"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Introduction to Surat Maryam (Mary) <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Name of the Surah<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The surah was titled after that name due to the following verse:<\/p>\n

And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. (Maryam 19:16)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Period of Revelation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It was revealed before the Migration to Habashah<\/em> (Abyssinia \u2013 Ethiopia). We learn from authentic hadiths that Ja`far ibn Abi Talib recited from the beginning of this surah to the verse forty in the court of Negus when he called the migrants to his court.<\/p>\n

Theme of the Surah<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The central theme of this surah focuses on God\u2019s oneness, rejecting all concepts and ideas assigning a son or a partner to Him. It also touches on the important issue of resurrection, intertwined as it is with the concept of God\u2019s oneness.<\/p>\n

Is it Makki or Madani Surah? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Surat Maryam was revealed in Makkah. The content of this surah is mostly about matters concerning the Hereafter, the end of the evil-doers, the rewards of the good-doers, and part of the account of the lives of Zakariyah (Zechariah), Maryam (Mary), Jesus, Yahya (John), Abraham, Ishmael and Idris (Enoch).<\/p>\n

Topics of the Surah<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1- The surah explores its theme through several stories, beginning with that of Zachariah and his son, John, and follows this with the story of Mary and the birth of Jesus.<\/p>\n

2- The surah mentions a part of Abraham\u2019s story with his father, followed by brief references to other prophets: Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Ishmael, Idris, Adam and Noah. These stories take up nearly two-thirds of the surah, driving home the truth of God\u2019s oneness, resurrection, the non-existence of any children or partners with God.<\/p>\n

3- The surah also includes some scenes of the Day of Judgment, some arguments against those who deny resurrection, and a reference to the fate of the unbelievers who deny God\u2019s message, both in this life and in the life to come.<\/p>\n

4- The surah portrays a full range of reaction and feeling within the human soul as also within the universe around it.<\/p>\n

5- The surah provides good examples of variations in cadence, verse-endings and rhymes according to the subject being discussed and the overall atmosphere.<\/p>\n

_____________________________<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/em><\/p>\n

Sayyed Abu A`la Maududi\u2019s Tafhim Al-Qur\u2019an.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sayyid Qutb\u2019s Fi Zhilal Al-Qur’an.<\/em>Soucre Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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