Mary An Exemplary Muslim Woman

266 Pages·2010·7.87 MB·English

by  Yahya

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By Harun Yahya
Translated by Yasar Kutukcu
Edited by Jay Willoughby
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All translations from the Qur'an are from The Noble Qur'an:
a New Rendering of its Meaning in Englishby Hajj Abdalhaqq and
Aisha Bewley, published by Bookwork, Norwich, UK. 1420 CE/1999 AH.
Abbreviations used:
(saas-sall-Allahu 'alyahi wa sallam): May Allah bless him and
grant him peace (following a reference to the Prophet Muhammad)
(as-'alayhi's-salam): Peace be upon him (following a reference
to the prophets or angels)
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Mary: An Exemplary
Muslim Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..16
Mary's Son, the
Prophet Jesus (pbuh) . . . . . . . . . . .60
How Unbelieving Societies
View Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
The Importance of Women . . . . . . .106
The Muslim Women's
Ideal Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Manners and Characters of Women
Noted in the Qur'an . . . . . . . . . . .204
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
The Deception of Evolution . . . . . .240
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he Qur'an, the only true guidance for
humanity, was revealed so that people
would know how to deal with all of
the situations that they may encounter
while in this world. In addition, the
Sunnah (example) of our Prophet
(may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) shows how to implement its
teachings into one's life. Allah even made it possible for peo-
ple to understand how to live the Qur'an's morality by giv-
ing examples from the Prophets' and other Muslims' lives:
"There is an excellent example in them for you to follow,
that is for those whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day.
But if anyone turns away, Allah is the Rich Beyond Need,
the Praiseworthy" (Surat al-Mumtahana: 6) and "We have
sent down Clear Signs to you, the example of those who
passed away before you, and an admonition for those who
guard against evil"(Surat an-Nur: 34). In these verses, He re-
minds sincere Muslims, who hope for the best in Hereafter,
that the people presented in the Qur'an serve as good exam-
ples and guidance for them.
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One of these sincere Muslims is Mary, one of the two women noted
for their exemplary characters: "Allah has made an example for those
who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said: 'My Lord, build a
house in the Garden for me in Your Presence, rescue me from Pharaoh
and his deeds, and rescue me from this wrongdoing people.' And
Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity—We breathed
Our Spirit into her. She confirmed the Words of her Lord and His
Book, and was one of the obedient"(Surat at-Tahrim: 11-12). Therefore,
every believer is responsible for learning about Mary's good character
from the Qur'an, which gives the most accurate information, and trying
to emulate her.
Allah introduces Mary as having the ideal Muslim woman's char-
acter. This character is completely different than the common character
of women in today's unbelieving societies, where they usually share a
common socially acceptable character handed down from their ances-
tors. In these societies, men and women are expected to conform to very
different sets of character traits, for men's ideals, worldview, lifestyle,
and evaluation of events are believed to be different from those of
women.
According to the Qur'an, however, men and women have the same
responsibilities and characters, for Allah refers to an ideal Muslim charac-
ter. He defines the Islamic character in the following verse:
Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers,
men and women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful,
men and women who are steadfast, men and women who are humble,
men and women who give charity, men and women who fast, men and
women who guard their chastity, men and women who remember Allah
much: Allah has prepared forgiveness for them and an immense reward.
(Surat al-Ahzab: 35)
As this verse shows, each person's character is not determined by
Mary: An Exemplary Muslim Woman