Who is Maria in Islam?

Maria was a slave who was offered as a gift of goodwill to Muhammad in reply to his envoys inviting the governor of Alexandria to Islam. Muhammad manumitted her after the birth of her son.
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Who was Marya in Islam?

Maryam bint Imran (Arabic: مريم بنت عمران, lit. 'Mary, daughter of Imran') is revered in Islam as the only woman named in the Quran, which refers to her seventy times and explicitly identifies her as the greatest woman to have ever lived.
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Who was Maryam husband in Islam?

In the Islamic tradition, it is generally understood that Mary did not have a husband and thus was not married to Joseph. Indeed, Joseph is not mentioned in the Qur'an, although certain commentaries do mention him. In these, he is described as a pious person who helped to take care of her.
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Who was the most beautiful wife of the prophet?

Aisha believed that Muhammad's favourite wives, after herself, were Zaynab and Umm Salama. She said: "Zaynab was my equal in beauty and in the Prophet's love for her."
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Who was Prophet Muhammad favorite wife?

Relationship with Muhammad

In most Muslim traditions, Khadija bint Khuwaylid is described as Muhammad's most beloved and favored wife; Sunni tradition places Aisha as second only to Khadija. There are several hadiths, or stories or sayings of Muhammad, that support this belief.
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How many daughters did the Prophet have?

The children of Muhammad include the three sons and four daughters of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Was Mary a prophet?

Scholars have noted that Luke's portrait of Mary, particularly in Lk. 1.26-56, characterizes her as a prophet. Nevertheless, the evangelist refrains from explicitly calling Mary a prophet. A case for the Lukan prophetic characterization of Mary is made on literary, lexical and thematic grounds.
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Was Maria the wife of Prophet Muhammad?

Al-Tabari lists Maria as both one of Muhammad's wives and his slave, perhaps using "wife" in the sense of one whom Muhammad slept with and who mothered his child.
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What Maria means?

Maria is a historically feminine name of Latin origin. It can be translated to either mean “of the sea,” “bitter,” “beloved,” or “rebellious.” In some cultures, it's also considered to be a variation for the name Mary. Maria is also a feminine variation for the Roman name Marius.
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Is the name Maria halal?

Maria is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Pleasure of Joy".
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Who is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran?

Mary (Maryam)

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most important women in the Quran, as she is the only one identified by name. Maryam is described as the greatest women of all time in the Quran as well.
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Which prophet did not marry?

The prophet Jeremiah, who apparently chose not to have children, is the only prophet who did not marry. Even in biblical times, however, there were prescribed periods of sexual abstinence in connection with rituals and sacrifices and the prosecution of holy wars.
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How old was Mary when Jesus was born?

At one time, Joseph was assumed to be elderly when he married Mary. However, now we believe that Mary and Joseph were both in their teens when Jesus was born, around sixteen and eighteen respectively.
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Who wrote the Quran?

Muslims believe that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning in the month of Ramadan, when Muhammad was 40; and concluding in 632, the year of his death.
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Who was the most beautiful prophet in Islam?

The Qur'anic narrative about Joseph is perhaps one of the Book's most detailed accounts of the life and deeds of a prophet. Joseph, as a figure, is symbolic of the virtue of beauty - his life being a thing of beauty in itself.
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Who seduced Prophet Yusuf?

Yusuf PBUH was seduced by Zulaikha through Satan, who resides in every human being (nafs ammarah bissu') or the whispers of Satan that promises pleasure, which then makes one become increasing daring to commit evil deeds (Masykur, 2014; Fazlur, 1995).
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Who is the founder of Islam?

The rise of Islam is intrinsically linked with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims to be the last in a long line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus.
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What was Muhammad's full name?

Muhammad, in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, Medina), the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān.
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Why did Muhammad marry 11 wives?

He married each of his wives thereafter for a social or political purpose; such that he wanted to honor the pious women, or wanted the loyalty of certain tribes so that Islam would spread amongst them.
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Are imams allowed to marry?

Ali said the Koran is clear that Muslim men are allowed to marry non-Muslim women as long as their brides are “People of the Book” — Christians or Jews, both of whom recognize Abraham as their spiritual forefather, as Muslims do. A Muslim woman, however, cannot marry a non-Muslim man unless he converts.
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How many wives did the prophets have?

People falsely accuse the Prophet (pbuh) of being hypersexual (Maaz-Allah), because he had eleven wives. If you read the life history of the Prophet (pbuh), only two of his marriages one with Khadija (ra), and the other, with Ayesha (ra) were marriages in the normal course.
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