Female figures in the Qur'an
Female figures in the Qur'an
This article is about female figures that appear in the Qur'an. For the roles, rights, and duties of women as laid out in the Qur'an, see Women and Islam.
Female figures in the Qur'an are important characters and subjects of discussion in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Some of the women in the Qu'ran, its holy book, are portrayed in a positive light, while others are condemned for their actions. Most of them are represented as either the mothers or wives of certain leaders and prophets.
Contents
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1 Eve
2 Mother of Mary (Hanna/Anna)
3 Mary
4 Mother and sister of Moses (Yochebed and Miriam)
5 Wife of the Pharaoh (Asiyah)
6 Wives of Noah and Lot
7 The Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)
8 The woman who complained to Muhammad
9 See also
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[edit] Eve
God created Adam and Eve and had them live in Paradise. The first human sin was by Adam and Eve who both ate fruit forbidden by God:
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But [Satan]] whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?" In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. 20:120-121
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[edit] Mother of Mary (Hanna/Anna)
She is the wife of Imran and the mother of Mary:
"Behold! a wife of Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate into Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." "When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from Satan, the Rejected." 3:35-36
[edit] Mary
A key female character in the Quran is Mary, the mother of Jesus and surah 19 is named after her:
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When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!" - and God knew best what she brought forth - "And not wise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected." 3:34-35
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God sent Gabriel to Mary to give her tidings of a son:
'Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God;"' 3:45
The scripture also states that the conception of Jesus by Mary was miraculous:
'She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!"' 3:47
"Mary the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants)." 66:12
Mary is especially revered by many Muslims, and she is praised much by the Quran:
"Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee - chosen thee above the women of all nations.'" 3:42
[edit] Mother and sister of Moses (Yochebed and Miriam)
'And We revealed to Musa's mothers, saying: "Give him suck, then when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear nor grieve; surely We will bring him back to you and make him one of the apostles." And the heart of Musa's mother was empty she would have almost disclosed it had We not strengthened her heart so that she might be of the believers. And she said to his sister: "Follow him up. So she watched him from a distance while they did not perceive."' 28:7-10-11
[edit] Wife of the Pharaoh (Asiyah)
The wife of the Pharaoh, known in some traditions as Asiyah, is mentioned in the scripture:
'And God sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong."' 66:12
[edit] Wives of Noah and Lot
The Quran speaks of the wives of Noah (Arabic:Nuh) and Lot (Arabic:Lut) in contempt:
"God sets forth an example to those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, they were both under two of Our righteous servants, but they acted treacherously towards them so they availed them naught against God, and it was said: Enter both the fire with those who enter." 66:10
[edit] The Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)
The scripture speaks of the Queen of Sheba, also know as Balqees:
'Surely I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given abundance and she has a mighty throne ... It was said to her: "Enter the palace; but when she saw it she deemed it to be a great expanse of water, and bared her legs." He said: "Surely it is a palace made smooth with glass." She said: "My Lord! surely I have been unjust to myself, and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah, the Lord of the worlds."' 27:23-44
[edit] The woman who complained to Muhammad
The Quran speaks of her in surah 58 (She that Disputeth), her name being Khoulah bint Thalabah.
"Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both of you: for Allah hears and sees (all things)." 58:1
The verses that follow are to restore her rights (as well as those of any other woman in her position), when the husband does a specific pre-Islamic tradition.
[edit] See also
Women and Islam
Qur'an
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Qur
This article is about female figures that appear in the Qur'an. For the roles, rights, and duties of women as laid out in the Qur'an, see Women and Islam.
Female figures in the Qur'an are important characters and subjects of discussion in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Some of the women in the Qu'ran, its holy book, are portrayed in a positive light, while others are condemned for their actions. Most of them are represented as either the mothers or wives of certain leaders and prophets.
Contents
[hide]
1 Eve
2 Mother of Mary (Hanna/Anna)
3 Mary
4 Mother and sister of Moses (Yochebed and Miriam)
5 Wife of the Pharaoh (Asiyah)
6 Wives of Noah and Lot
7 The Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)
8 The woman who complained to Muhammad
9 See also
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[edit] Eve
God created Adam and Eve and had them live in Paradise. The first human sin was by Adam and Eve who both ate fruit forbidden by God:
“
But [Satan]] whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?" In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced. 20:120-121
”
[edit] Mother of Mary (Hanna/Anna)
She is the wife of Imran and the mother of Mary:
"Behold! a wife of Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate into Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." "When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from Satan, the Rejected." 3:35-36
[edit] Mary
A key female character in the Quran is Mary, the mother of Jesus and surah 19 is named after her:
“
When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!" - and God knew best what she brought forth - "And not wise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected." 3:34-35
”
God sent Gabriel to Mary to give her tidings of a son:
'Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God;"' 3:45
The scripture also states that the conception of Jesus by Mary was miraculous:
'She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!"' 3:47
"Mary the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants)." 66:12
Mary is especially revered by many Muslims, and she is praised much by the Quran:
"Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary! God hath chosen thee and purified thee - chosen thee above the women of all nations.'" 3:42
[edit] Mother and sister of Moses (Yochebed and Miriam)
'And We revealed to Musa's mothers, saying: "Give him suck, then when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear nor grieve; surely We will bring him back to you and make him one of the apostles." And the heart of Musa's mother was empty she would have almost disclosed it had We not strengthened her heart so that she might be of the believers. And she said to his sister: "Follow him up. So she watched him from a distance while they did not perceive."' 28:7-10-11
[edit] Wife of the Pharaoh (Asiyah)
The wife of the Pharaoh, known in some traditions as Asiyah, is mentioned in the scripture:
'And God sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong."' 66:12
[edit] Wives of Noah and Lot
The Quran speaks of the wives of Noah (Arabic:Nuh) and Lot (Arabic:Lut) in contempt:
"God sets forth an example to those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, they were both under two of Our righteous servants, but they acted treacherously towards them so they availed them naught against God, and it was said: Enter both the fire with those who enter." 66:10
[edit] The Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)
The scripture speaks of the Queen of Sheba, also know as Balqees:
'Surely I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given abundance and she has a mighty throne ... It was said to her: "Enter the palace; but when she saw it she deemed it to be a great expanse of water, and bared her legs." He said: "Surely it is a palace made smooth with glass." She said: "My Lord! surely I have been unjust to myself, and I submit with Sulaiman to Allah, the Lord of the worlds."' 27:23-44
[edit] The woman who complained to Muhammad
The Quran speaks of her in surah 58 (She that Disputeth), her name being Khoulah bint Thalabah.
"Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both of you: for Allah hears and sees (all things)." 58:1
The verses that follow are to restore her rights (as well as those of any other woman in her position), when the husband does a specific pre-Islamic tradition.
[edit] See also
Women and Islam
Qur'an
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Qur
