Maryām (Mary) The mother of Jesus

Quo Vadis

I believe she is among only eight people who have a chapter named after them in the Qur'an

I believe she is held in high esteem by all Muslims.

Is she discussed often ? and how central is she to the Islamic faith ?

dead one

Quo Vadis wrote: »

I believe she is among only eight people who have a chapter named after them in the Qur'an

I believe she is held in high esteem by all Muslims.

Is she discussed often ? and how central is she to the Islamic faith ?

Status of Marry in Quran:

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
http://quran.com/3/42

Jesus defended her mother against PEOPLE’S ALLEGATION

http://quran.com/19/27-33

hivizman

Quo Vadis wrote: »

I believe she is among only eight people who have a chapter named after them in the Qur'an.

The eight are:

Yunus (Jonah) - Surah 10
Hud - Surah 11
Yusuf (Joseph) - Surah 12
Ibrahim (Abraham) - Surah 14
Maryam (Mary) - Surah 19
Luqman - Surah 31
Muhammad - Surah 47
Nuh (Noah) - Surah 71

In adddition, Surah 3 is named Aal'Imran (the family of Imran = Joachim, the father of Mary).

Mary is mentioned 35 times in the Qur'an, in a total of 12 Surahs. In about two thirds of the references, Mary is not discussed directly, but her name is used in connection with references to Jesus, who is frequently called "Jesus, son of Mary", or "Christ, son of Mary", in the Qur'an.

Donatello

Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

It is interesting that Our Lady appeared at Fatima, Portugal, with a message for the world, which I would summarise as one of penance, punishment, and peace.

Islam

Islam is an Arabic word that can be defined as "to make peace." Islam is the religion founded by Mohammed, which considers the Koran as its holy book. In addition, Islam accepts the New Testament of the Christians and the Old Testament of the Jews as Divinely inspired works. Followers of Islam are known as Muslims (also: Moors, Turks, and Moslems) and, just as Jews and Christians, believe in only one God. Yet, over the centuries, Muslims have engaged in tremendous wars with Christians and Jews. It would seem that there is little hope for peace. However, Heaven's Peace Plan, involving Our Lady, is evidenced at Fatima, Portugal as well as other places around the world.

Fatima

The Moors once occupied Portugal. The village of Fatima was given the Islamic name of the well-loved Princess of the nearby Castle of Ourem. She died at an early age after marrying the Count of Ourem and converting to Catholicism. Baptized with the Christian name of Oureana, she was named at birth "Fatima," like many other Moslem girls, in honor of the daughter of Mohammed. Of his daughter, Fatima, the founder of Islam, Mohammed, said: "She has the highest place in heaven after the Virgin Mary."

It is a fact that Moslems from various nations, especially from the Middle East, make so many pilgrimages to Our Lady of Fatima's Shrine in Portugal that Portuguese officials have expressed concern. The combination of an Islamic name and Islamic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is a great attraction to Moslems. God is writing straight with crooked lines, as we will see. Fatima is a part of Heaven's Peace Plan. It is hope for the world.

The Koran

In the Koran, the holy name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is mentioned no less than thirty times. No other woman's name is even mentioned, not even that of Mohammed's daughter, Fatima.

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And with that we are back to Fatima, Portugal where Our Lady, when asked her name, said: "I am the Lady of the Rosary." At Fatima, Our Lady taught us to pray the Rosary every day. Heaven presented its peace plan at Fatima and truly gave us hope for the world. Conversions were promised at Fatima: the conversion of sinners; the conversion of Russia; and what also appears to be the conversion of Islam. Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!

Read the entire short article here.
Details of the message here.

whydoc

Hi
Yes you are right:

Surat Maryam
To listen to the surah, http://tanzil.net/#19:1
Jesus and The Virgin Mary in Islam
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/galvan1.html
Maryam: An intelligent, imaginative look at Jesus' mother
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/look.html
MARYAM : AN EXEMPLARY MUSLIM WOMAN
http://www.harunyahya.com/books/fait...limwoman02.php

I hope this would help for now

Quo Vadis

whydoc wrote: »

Hi
Yes you are right:

Surat Maryam
To listen to the surah, http://tanzil.net/#19:1
Jesus and The Virgin Mary in Islam
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/galvan1.html
Maryam: An intelligent, imaginative look at Jesus' mother
http://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/look.html
MARYAM : AN EXEMPLARY MUSLIM WOMAN
http://www.harunyahya.com/books/fait...limwoman02.php

I hope this would help for now

Thank you for the Islamic perspective.
I have a great devotion to the Virgin Mary.
If you have any more such articles I would be very interested.