The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Ali ’Imran 3:36.
Maryam in Islam
Maryam, daughter of ʿImran and mother of the prophet ʿIsa (Jesus), is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran: her name occurs thirty-four times and Surah 19 is named after her. The Quran says that Allah chose her above the women of the worlds (3:42), and the Prophet ﷺ counted her among the women who attained perfection (al-Bukhari 3411).
Maryam is the Arabic form of the Hebrew Miryam, the name of the sister of Moses and Aaron, later borne by the mother of Jesus. Its original meaning is debated (“beloved”, “bitter” and “exalted” have all been proposed); Muslim commentators such as al-Zamakhshari and Ibn Kathir report that in her language it means “the servant, the woman devoted to worship”. This is the meaning most often given for the name.
In Arabic
مَرْيَممريم
Transliteration
Maryam
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Is Maryam in the Quran?
Yes: Maryam is named in the Quran 34 times, in 12 surahs.
But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allāh was most knowing of what she delivered, and the male is not like the female. "And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]."
And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ʿImrān, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.
Abu Mūsa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Many men attained perfection, but of women none attained perfection except Āsiyah, the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imrān. Indeed, the superiority of…
