According to Islam - Was Mary a prophet of God also, or was she simply the Prophet Isa's mother? Obviously she was someone very special since there is entire Surah in the Quran devoted to her. Being a prophet would make her masoom (sinless) and I have not read this though.
2006-12-08 04:27:11 · 11 answers · asked by aali_and_harith 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe the following article will help you a lot about this matter:
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996016712
2006-12-08 06:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by SFNDX 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope sister !!! she was not a prophet...she was mother of prophet...Though she was very special to Allah that He has gifted her Isa(pbuh) as a son but she herself was not a prophet ....never mentioned in Quran..and All prophets were men ....and He has never sent any woman as a prophet. And she could be sinless even being human :)
2006-12-08 04:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Muslim but I've heard people answer this both ways. Apparently what it comes down to is that while the Qur'an never directly applies the word 'prophet(ess)' to Mary, it says that God _has_ sent other prophets not specifically named as such in the Qur'an. In other words, no Muslim could draw a complete list of all prophets because it's not know. So Mary concievably _could_ be a prophet(ess), even though the Qur'an doesn't call her as such.
2006-12-08 04:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by XYZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never read anywhere sister that Mary was a prophet all the prophets listed from Adam are all men. She was a very special person i agree but personally i would never have said she was a prophet.
2006-12-08 04:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all the proper Hebrew name is Yeshua, Romanized to Jesus. Isa is a creation of Muhammad. In the Protoevangelium of James, which did not make into the Biblical Canon but is nevertheless respected by many Christians, Mary was the only daughter of Joachim and Anna, who were childless. Joachim was denied by the high priests from sacrificing in the temple because he had no offspring, and so prayed for a child. As in the case of Sarah and the mother of Samuel in in the Old testament, the Lord heard the prayers and granted Anna a child. Mary was consecrated in the Temple, and lived there as one of the attending virgins until she was 14, marriageable age in that time. She was to be married as the others were, but she refused. This created a scandal and a husband was chosen for her by lottery. Joseph the Carpenter, an older widower children was reluctant to join in the lottery, but was entered anyway. When his staff flowered, He was then betrothed to Mary. After the visitation, Mary went to stay with her cousin Elizabeth, the wife of Zacharia, who was also with child in her old age. After six months she returned to Nazareth, plainly pregnant. Joseph sought to divorce her quietly until he was told in a dream to take her as a wife. The tradition has always been that Mary remained a virgin, consecrated to the temple, throughout her life. The brothers and sisters referred to in the Gospel were Joseph's older children. Mary had no other children. We know this because of Jesus' concern for her on the cross. As a widow with no remaining male children, she would have little or no protection or means of support under Jewish law. From the Cross, Jesus charged John to be her foster-son, and so take care of her as his own mother, which he did.
2016-05-23 06:48:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sister i ve never heard this. Her worth is priceless for all of us but i dont think that she was a prophet. If she was a prophet Allah would mention it in Quran. You know every question has an answer in Quran for us.
2006-12-08 04:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by Zifikos 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard (or read) anywhere that Hazrath Bibi Maryam was a Prophet, I just know she was the virgin mother of Hazrat Isa (AS.) I think the story of her and Hazrath Isa is beautiful.
2006-12-08 04:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
how odd..no i never thought of Hazrat Mariam as a prophet,granted iv never read the whole surah but iv never come across any reference to her being a prophet...but yes she was defently someone who deserves alot of respect...cant she be masoom without being a prophet?
2006-12-08 04:41:37 · answer #8 · answered by asim v 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she's a niece and a grandaughter of a prophet, but not a prophet for she is a SHE, while a prophet suppose to be a man.
2006-12-11 02:13:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no she was not prophet,but a very pious,respectable lady...
2006-12-08 05:44:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋