Mary Sister Of Aaron

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Mary Sister Of Aaron

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
رد شبهة مريم اخت هارون



This article does not attempt to address a misconception of Muslim thought per se. Rather, its purpose is to address an assertion usually put forward by some non-Muslims and some Christian missionaries to challenge the veracity of the Quran.

The assertion made is with reference to verses 19:27-28 and 66:12, which is claimed to represent an error in the Quran, or more specifically, an 'anachronism'. It is asserted that the Quran confuses Mary, the mother of Prophet Jesus, (pbuh) (Hebrew: Miriam or Maryam) with 'Miriam', the sister of Prophets aaron and Moses (pbut) and the daughter of Amram (Arabic: Imran) who existed numerous centuries earlier.

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"Then she came to her people with him, carrying him (with her). They said: O Mary! surely you have done a strange thing. O sister of Aaron! (Arabic: Yaukh'ta haruna) Your father was not a wicked man nor was your mother unchaste"

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"And Mary, the daughter of Imran (Arabic: ib'nata imrana), who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our inspiration and she accepted the truth of the words of her Lord and His books, and she was of, the obedient ones"




Illustration - Joseph Islam


From the diagram above which represents the Biblical perspective, the assertion is made that mary is referred to in the Quran as the 'sister of Aaron' (19:27-28) and also the daughter of Imran (assumed to be Amram - 66.12) and therefore, the Quran confuses the two Marys which existed over a millennia apart.

It should be appreciated that naming descendants on the basis of past revered personalities has always been common practice and is often enshrined in tradition. Whether this be Mary, Moses, Aaron, John, Mark, Matthew, Luke, Paul, or Muhammad, Ayesha, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali (etc). There is no reason why mary could not have a father by the name of Imran or why Mary's name was not kept because of the reverence for the sister of Prophet Moses. (pbuh) Similarly two individuals who bear the same name each having a brother and a father with the same name does not imply that they are therefore, the same individuals.

However, it is observed that to avoid any confusion the Quran is very particular not to confuse mary (mother of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)) with the sister of Prophet Aaron. (pbuh) mary is mentioned numerous times throughout the Quran, but she is never referred to as the sister of Prophet Moses, (pbuh) which would be expected if she was a literal sister of Prophet Aaron. (pbuh) It was Prophet Moses (pbuh) who received the direct revelations from God and his reverence as a mighty Prophet of God is fully accepted by all scriptures. The fact that mary escapes mention as the sister of Prophet Moses (pbuh) is clear evidence that the Quran is fully conversant with the personalities it is dealing with.

In fact, the Quran appears to go out of its way to avoid the confusion by not naming the real sister of Prophet Moses (pbuh) so as not to confuse her with the mother of Prophet Jesus (pbuh) who may bear the same name. Furthermore, the father of Prophet Moses (pbuh) is not named by the Quran as 'Imran' so as not to confuse him with the father of mary (Imran).

Therefore, the Quran is absolutely clear that mary (mother of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)) is not synonymous with the sister of Prophet Moses (pbuh) as a person, albeit they may have the same name.

Let us note a comparative diagram.

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الموضوع الأصلي : Mary Sister Of Aaron     -||-     المصدر : مُنتَدَيَاتُ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءِ الدَّعَويِّة     -||-     الكاتب : فداء الرسول