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Chapter Nineteen - Surah Mariam
Jesus, Son of Mary and John



In The Name Of Allah The Beneficent , The Merciful.

Kaaf Haa Yaa 'Ayn S.aad

In the recital of Sections one and two, the characters by name are:

1. Zachariah
2. Mary
3. John
4. Jacob
5. Aaron
6. Jesus

By inference:

Elizabeth - Zachariah' wife (19:5)

Ruhanna - the mysterious being (19:17)

By family branch:

Tribe of Judah - the Jews (19:5)

Tribe of Levi - the Imranites (19:16, 27)




Special items under scrutiny


1. Sura MARIAM - why this title?

2. A recital of Thy Mercy to His servant Zachariah

3. Grant me a waliya (not son) from Thyself

4. Heir to me and heir to the House of Jacob

5. Samiyya

6. How can I have a son when my wife is barren

7. Sawiyya

8. John's unique distinction in 4 separate paragraphs

9. Takeeya

10. Our Ruhanna (an angel, a spirit, a myth or man)

11. Fatamathala (an apparition or a physical object)

12. Basharan sawiyya

13. Takeeya (second time)

14. Rasoolu Rabbi

15. (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son

16. How can I have a son when no man has touched me?

17. So she conceived him

18. Makhadu (labor pains)

19. Ya litani mittu kabla haaza wa kuntu nasyam mansiyya

20. One day fast of 'silence'

21. At length

22. Brought the (babe)

23. Carrying him (in her arms)

24. An amazing thing

25. Thou hast brought

26. Sister of Aaron

27. She pointed to the babe

28. Who was designated 'servant of Allah'

29. Who was given the Book

30. Jesus 'a gift of God' unto Mary or 'son of Mary'?

31. The matter will be resolved

32. Siratum mustakeem

33. Sects differ among themselves

34. Woe to the unbelievers

35. Youmin Azeem (a mighty Day)

36. How plainly will they see and hear

37. The unjust today are in manifest error

38. Youma al Hasrati

39. They are negligent and they do not believe.

40. We will inherit the earth.



Conspicuous Omissions


1. God's MERCY to Zakariya, not His miracle to Mary!

2. Mary nowhere said 'my Lord' from 1 - 40 !

3. God by His Personal Name 'ALLAH' is not mentioned from 1 - 29 !

4. No mention of 'immaculate conception' !

5. No mention of 'virgin birth' !

6. Mercy is used twice but not a word of the exercise of 'God's Power' !

7. Mention is made of Mary's conception and 'labour pains' but not 'tada-uh' (lays down her load)!


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