Surah Maryam Transliteration and Translations

Surah Maryam (Chapter 19 of the Quran) tells the remarkable story of Mary, mother of Jesus, and her unwavering faith during an impossible situation. If you’re struggling with judgment from others or feel ashamed about your circumstances, this surah offers profound comfort.

Many people face situations that seem impossible to explain—unexpected pregnancy, family rejection, social shame. Surah Maryam shows how trust in Allah transforms shame into honor and fear into peace. This chapter teaches that your worst moment might become your greatest blessing.

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Surah Maryam (Mary) — سُورَة مريم – Chapter 19 · 98 verses · Meccan

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Bismillahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِBismillahi r-rahmani r-raheemIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
1كهيعصKaf-ha-ya-‘ayn-sadKaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Sad.
2ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّاDhikru rahmati rabbika ‘abdahu Zakariyya[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
3إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ نِدَاءً خَفِيًّاIdh nada rabbahu nida’an khafiyyaWhen he called to his Lord a private supplication.
4قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّاQala rabbi innee wahana al-‘azmu minnee washta’ala ar-ra’su shayban wa lam akun bidu’a’ika rabbi shaqiyyaHe said, “My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.
5وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّاWa innee khiftu al-mawaliya min wara’ee wa kanati imra’atee ‘aqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyaAnd indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
6يَرِثُنِي وَيَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّاYarithunee wa yarithu min ali Ya’qooba wa ij’alhu rabbi radiyyaWho will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You].”
7يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِيًّاYa Zakariyya inna nubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu Yahya lam naj’al lahu min qablu samiyya[He was told], “O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name.”
8قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّاQala rabbi anna yakoonu lee ghulamun wa kanati imra’atee ‘aqiran wa qad balaghtu mina al-kibari ‘itiyyaHe said, “My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?”
9قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْئًاQala kadhalika qala rabbuka huwa ‘alayya hayyinun wa qad khalaqtuka min qablu wa lam taku shay’an[An angel] said, “Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing.’ “
10قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِي آيَةً ۚ قَالَ آيَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّاQala rabbi ij’al lee ayatan qala ayatuka alla tukallima an-nasa thalatha layalin sawiyya[Zechariah] said, “My Lord, make for me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound.”
11فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّاFakharaja ‘ala qawmihi mina al-mihrabi fa-awha ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan wa ‘ashiyyaSo he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] in the morning and afternoon.
12يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّاYa Yahya khudhi al-kitaba biquwwatin wa ataynahu al-hukma sabiyya[Allah] said, “O John, take the Scripture with determination.” And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
13وَحَنَانًا مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَزَكَاةً ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّاWa hananan min ladunna wa zakatan wa kana taqiyyaAnd affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah
14وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ جَبَّارًا عَصِيًّاWa barran biwalidayhi wa lam yakun jabbaran ‘asiyyaAnd dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
15وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّاWa salamun ‘alayhi yawma wulida wa yawma yamootu wa yawma yub’athu hayyaAnd peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.
16وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّاWadhkur fee al-kitabi Maryama idhi intabadhat min ahliha makanan sharqiyyaAnd mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
17فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّاFattakhadhat min doonihim hijaban fa-arsalna ilayha roohana fatamaththala laha basharan sawiyyaAnd she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.
18قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِيًّاQalat innee a’oodhu bir-rahmani minka in kunta taqiyyaShe said, “Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah.”
19قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّاQala innama ana rasoolu rabbiki li-ahaba laki ghulaman zakiyyaHe said, “I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy.”
20قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّاQalat anna yakoonu lee ghulamun wa lam yamsasnee basharun wa lam aku baghiyyaShe said, “How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?”
21قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ ۖ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِنَّا ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَقْضِيًّاQala kadhaliki qala rabbuki huwa ‘alayya hayyinun wa linaj’alahu ayatan lin-nasi wa rahmatan minna wa kana amran maqdiyyaHe said, “Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.’ “
22فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانْتَبَذَتْ بِهِ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّاFahamalat-hu fantabadhat bihi makanan qasiyyaSo she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
23فَأَجَاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ إِلَىٰ جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَنِي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هَٰذَا وَكُنْتُ نَسْيًا مَنْسِيًّاFa-aja’aha al-makhadu ila jidh’i an-nakhlati qalat ya laytanee mittu qabla hadha wa kuntu nasyan mansiyyaAnd the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, “Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.”
24فَنَادَاهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَا أَلَّا تَحْزَنِي قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّاFanadaha min tahtiha alla tahzanee qad ja’ala rabbuki tahtaki sariyyaBut he called her from below her, “Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
25وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّاWa huzzee ilayki bijidh’i an-nakhlati tusaqit ‘alayki rutaban janiyyaAnd shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
26فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَقَرِّي عَيْنًا ۖ فَإِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ أَحَدًا فَقُولِي إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ أُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنْسِيًّاFakulee washrabee wa qarree ‘aynan fa-imma tarayinna mina al-bashari ahadan faqoolee innee nadhartu lir-rahmani sawman falan ukallima al-yawma insiyyaSo eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, ‘Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.’ “
27فَأَتَتْ بِهِ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُ ۖ قَالُوا يَا مَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْئًا فَرِيًّاFa-atat bihi qawmaha tahmiluhu qaloo ya Maryamu laqad ji’ti shay’an fariyyaThen she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.
28يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ امْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّاYa ukhta Haroona ma kana abooki imra’a saw’in wa ma kanat ummuki baghiyyaO sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.”
29فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّاFa-asharat ilayhi qaloo kayfa nukallimu man kana fee al-mahdi sabiyyaSo she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?”
30قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ آتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَنِي نَبِيًّاQala innee ‘abdu Allahi ataniya al-kitaba wa ja’alanee nabiyya[Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.
31وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُ وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّاWa ja’alanee mubarakan ayna ma kuntu wa awsanee bis-salati waz-zakati ma dumtu hayyaAnd He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive
32وَبَرًّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّاWa barran biwalidatee wa lam yaj’alnee jabbaran shaqiyyaAnd [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.
33وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدْتُ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّاWas-salamu ‘alayya yawma wulidtu wa yawma amootu wa yawma ub’athu hayyaAnd peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive.”
34ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَDhalika ‘Eesa ibnu Maryama qawla al-haqqi alladhee feehi yamtaroonThat is Jesus, the son of Mary – the word of truth about which they are in dispute.
35مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ ۖ سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُMa kana lillahi an yattakhidha min waladin subhanahu idha qada amran fa-innama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoonIt is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.
36وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌWa inna Allaha rabbee wa rabbukum fa’budoohu hadha siratun mustaqeem[Jesus said], “And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.”
37فَاخْتَلَفَ الْأَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ مَشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍFakhtalafa al-ahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lilladheena kafaroo min mashhadi yawmin ‘azeemThen the factions differed [concerning Jesus] from among them, so woe to those who disbelieved – from the scene of a tremendous Day.
38أَسْمِعْ بِهِمْ وَأَبْصِرْ يَوْمَ يَأْتُونَنَا ۖ لَٰكِنِ الظَّالِمُونَ الْيَوْمَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍAsmi’ bihim wa absir yawma ya’toonana lakini az-zalimoona al-yawma fee dalalin mubeenHow [clearly] they will hear and see the Day they come to Us, but the wrongdoers today are in clear error.
39وَأَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ إِذْ قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَWa andhirhum yawma al-hasrati idh qudiya al-amru wa hum fee ghaflatin wa hum la yu’minoonAnd warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe.
40إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ الْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَInna nahnu narithu al-arda wa man ‘alayha wa ilayna yurja’oonIndeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.
41وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَبِيًّاWadhkur fee al-kitabi Ibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyaAnd mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
42إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْكَ شَيْئًاIdh qala li-abeehi ya abati lima ta’budu ma la yasma’u wa la yubsiru wa la yughnee ‘anka shay’an[Mention] when he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
43يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي قَدْ جَاءَنِي مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْنِي أَهْدِكَ صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّاYa abati innee qad ja’anee mina al-‘ilmi ma lam ya’tika fattabi’nee ahdika siratan sawiyyaO my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to an even path.
44يَا أَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَ ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّاYa abati la ta’budi ash-shaytana inna ash-shaytana kana lir-rahmani ‘asiyyaO my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, disobedient.
45يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيًّاYa abati innee akhafu an yamassaka ‘adhabun mina ar-rahmani fatakoona lish-shaytani waliyyaO my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire].”
46قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنْتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِي يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ۖ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَاهْجُرْنِي مَلِيًّاQala araghibun anta ‘an alihatee ya Ibraheemu la’in lam tantahi la-arjumannaka wahjurnee maliyya[His father] said, “Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time.”
47قَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ۖ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِي حَفِيًّاQala salamun ‘alayka sa-astaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kana bee hafiyya[Abraham] said, “Peace will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.
48وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّاWa a’tazilukum wa ma tad’oona min dooni Allahi wa ad’oo rabbee ‘asa alla akoona bidu’a’i rabbee shaqiyyaAnd I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy.”
49فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّاFalamma i’tazalahum wa ma ya’budoona min dooni Allahi wahabna lahu Ishaqa wa Ya’qooba wa kullan ja’alna nabiyyaSo when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet.
50وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّاWa wahabna lahum min rahmatina wa ja’alna lahum lisana sidqin ‘aliyyaAnd We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor.
51وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مُوسَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّاWadhkur fee al-kitabi Moosa innahu kana mukhlasan wa kana rasoolan nabiyyaAnd mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
52وَنَادَيْنَاهُ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِيًّاWa nadaynahu min janibi at-toori al-aymani wa qarrabnahu najiyyaAnd We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].
53وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا أَخَاهُ هَارُونَ نَبِيًّاWa wahabna lahu min rahmatina akhahu Haroona nabiyyaAnd We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.
54وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولًا نَبِيًّاWadhkur fee al-kitabi Isma’eela innahu kana sadiqa al-wa’di wa kana rasoolan nabiyyaAnd mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
55وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّاWa kana ya’muru ahlahu bis-salati waz-zakati wa kana ‘inda rabbihi mardiyyaAnd he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.
56وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِدْرِيسَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَبِيًّاWadhkur fee al-kitabi Idreesa innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyaAnd mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
57وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّاWa rafa’nahu makanan ‘aliyyaAnd We raised him to a high station.
58أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آدَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَا ۚ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ خَرُّوا سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا ۩Ola’ika alladheena an’ama Allahu ‘alayhim mina an-nabiyyeena min dhurriyyati Adama wa mimman hamalna ma’a Noohin wa min dhurriyyati Ibraheema wa Isra’eela wa mimman hadayna wajtabayna idha tutla ‘alayhim ayatu ar-rahmani kharroo sujjadan wa bukiyyaThose were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping. (verse of prostration)
59فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّاFakhalafa min ba’dihim khalfun ada’oo as-salata wattaba’oo ash-shahawati fasawfa yalqawna ghayyaBut there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil –
60إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَيْئًاIlla man taba wa amana wa ‘amila salihan fa-ola’ika yadkhuloona al-jannata wa la yuzlamoona shay’anExcept those who repent, believe and do righteousness; for those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all.
61جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ عِبَادَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَأْتِيًّاJannati ‘adnin allatee wa’ada ar-rahmanu ‘ibadahu bil-ghaybi innahu kana wa’duhu ma’tiyya[Therein are] gardens of perpetual residence which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise has ever been coming.
62لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَامًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّاLa yasma’oona feeha laghwan illa salaman wa lahum rizquhum feeha bukratan wa ‘ashiyyaThey will not hear therein any ill speech – only [greetings of] peace – and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon.
63تِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِي نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَنْ كَانَ تَقِيًّاTilka al-jannatu allatee noorithu min ‘ibadina man kana taqiyyaThat is Paradise, which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing of Allah.
64وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّاWa ma natanazzalu illa bi-amri rabbika lahu ma bayna aydeena wa ma khalfana wa ma bayna dhalika wa ma kana rabbuka nasiyya[Gabriel said], “And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord forgetful –
65رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّاRabbu as-samawati wal-ardi wa ma baynahuma fa’budhu wastabir li’ibadatihi hal ta’lamu lahu samiyyaLord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them – so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?”
66وَيَقُولُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَإِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّاWa yaqoolu al-insanu a-idha ma mittu lasawfa ukhraju hayyaAnd the disbeliever says, “When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?”
67أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْئًاAwala yadhkuru al-insanu anna khalaqnahu min qablu wa lam yaku shay’anDoes man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?
68فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَالشَّيَاطِينَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِيًّاFawarabbika lanahshurannahum wash-shayateena thumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyyaSo by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils; then We will bring them to be present around Hell upon their knees.
69ثُمَّ لَنَنْزِعَنَّ مِنْ كُلِّ شِيعَةٍ أَيُّهُمْ أَشَدُّ عَلَى الرَّحْمَٰنِ عِتِيًّاThumma lananzi’anna min kulli shee’atin ayyuhum ashaddu ‘ala ar-rahmani ‘itiyyaThen We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence.
70ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِالَّذِينَ هُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِهَا صِلِيًّاThumma lanahnu a’lamu billadheena hum awla biha siliyyaThen, surely it is We who are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein.
71وَإِنْ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا ۚ كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَقْضِيًّاWa in minkum illa wariduha kana ‘ala rabbika hatman maqdiyyaAnd there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.
72ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَنَذَرُ الظَّالِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّاThumma nunajjee alladheena ittaqaw wa nadharu az-zalimeena feeha jithiyyaThen We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.
73وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَقَامًا وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّاWa idha tutla ‘alayhim ayatuna bayyinatin qala alladheena kafaroo lilladheena amanoo ayyu al-fareeqayni khayrun maqaman wa ahsanu nadiyyaAnd when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association?”
74وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثًا وَرِئْيًاWa kam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athathan wa ri’yaAnd how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?
75قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الضَّلَالَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مَدًّا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَكَانًا وَأَضْعَفُ جُنْدًاQul man kana fee ad-dalalati falyamdud lahu ar-rahmanu maddan hatta idha ra’aw ma yoo’adoona imma al-‘adhaba wa imma as-sa’ata fasaya’lamoona man huwa sharrun makanan wa ad’afu jundanSay, “Whoever is in error – let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised – either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] – they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers.”
76وَيَزِيدُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدًى ۗ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَرَدًّاWa yazeedu Allahu alladheena ihtadaw hudan wal-baqiyatu as-salihatu khayrun ‘inda rabbika thawaban wa khayrun maraddanAnd Allah increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse.
77أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًاAfara’ayta alladhee kafara bi-ayatina wa qala la-ootayanna malan wa waladanThen, have you seen he who disbelieved in Our verses and said, “I will surely be given wealth and children [in the next life]?”
78أَطَّلَعَ الْغَيْبَ أَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًاAttala’a al-ghayba ami ittakhadha ‘inda ar-rahmani ‘ahdanHas he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?
79كَلَّا ۚ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مَدًّاKalla sanaktubu ma yaqoolu wa namuddu lahu mina al-‘adhabi maddanNo! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively.
80وَنَرِثُهُ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًاWa narithuhu ma yaqoolu wa ya’teena fardanAnd We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.
81وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّاWattakhadhoo min dooni Allahi alihatan liyakoonoo lahum ‘izzanAnd they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
82كَلَّا ۚ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّاKalla sayakfuroona bi’ibadatihim wa yakoonoona ‘alayhim diddanNo! Those “gods” will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement].
83أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّاAlam tara anna arsalna ash-shayateena ‘ala al-kafireena ta’uzzuhum azzanDo you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement?
84فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّاFala ta’jal ‘alayhim innama na’uddu lahum ‘addanSo be not impatient over them. We only count out to them a [limited] number.
85يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى الرَّحْمَٰنِ وَفْدًاYawma nahshuru al-muttaqeena ila ar-rahmani wafdanOn the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation
86وَنَسُوقُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًاWa nasooqu al-mujrimeena ila jahannama wirdanAnd will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst
87لَا يَمْلِكُونَ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًاLa yamlikoona ash-shafa’ata illa mani ittakhadha ‘inda ar-rahmani ‘ahdanNone will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.
88وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًاWa qaloo ittakhadha ar-rahmanu waladanAnd they say, “The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son.”
89لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْئًا إِدًّاLaqad ji’tum shay’an iddanYou have done an atrocious thing.
90تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّاTakadu as-samawatu yatafattarna minhu wa tanshaqqu al-ardu wa takhirru al-jibalu haddanThe heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation
91أَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدًاAn da’aw lir-rahmani waladanThat they attribute to the Most Merciful a son.
92وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًاWa ma yanbaghee lir-rahmani an yattakhidha waladanAnd it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son.
93إِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًاIn kullu man fee as-samawati wal-ardi illa atee ar-rahmani ‘abdanThere is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
94لَقَدْ أَحْصَاهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّاLaqad ahsahum wa ‘addahum ‘addanHe has enumerated them and counted them a [full] counting.
95وَكُلُّهُمْ آتِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَرْدًاWa kulluhum ateehi yawma al-qiyamati fardanAnd all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
96إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّاInna alladheena amanoo wa ‘amiloo as-salihati sayaj’alu lahumu ar-rahmanu wuddanIndeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.
97فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنْذِرَ بِهِ قَوْمًا لُدًّاFa-innama yassarnahu bilisanika litubashshira bihi al-muttaqeena wa tundhira bihi qawman luddanSo, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur’an easy in the Arabic language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people.
98وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًاWa kam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hal tuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasma’u lahum rikzanAnd how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?

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What Is Surah Maryam?

Surah Maryam contains 98 verses and is a Meccan chapter focusing primarily on Mary’s life, her miraculous conception of Jesus, and the birth of John the Baptist. The name comes from Maryam, the Arabic word for Mary. This surah uniquely emphasizes Mary’s righteous character, her devotion to Allah, and her trust during the most challenging moment of her life.

What makes this surah remarkable is its tender, respectful treatment of a woman facing circumstances beyond her control. The Quran honors Mary with an entire chapter, showing her courage and faith. Many scholars consider her one of the greatest women in human history based on this surah’s teachings.

Why Surah Maryam Matters for Modern Believers

Today’s society judges women harshly. Gossip spreads. Reputation shatters. Women face pressure to appear perfect—perfect careers, perfect families, perfect lives. Any deviation brings shame and whispered comments. Surah Maryam directly confronts this injustice.

Mary became pregnant outside marriage—a situation that would destroy a woman’s honor in any society. Yet instead of hiding or despairing, she trusted Allah completely. She gave birth beneath a palm tree in isolation, with no one to support her. Angels comforted her. A baby spoke to defend her honor. Allah transformed her shame into an opportunity to demonstrate extraordinary faith.

This surah also addresses spiritual loneliness. Everyone around Mary judged and questioned. Only she knew the truth. Yet her connection with Allah was unshakable. This teaches modern believers that external validation matters less than internal certainty of divine guidance.

Furthermore, the surah emphasizes divine mercy. Allah doesn’t abandon Mary. Instead, the story overflows with compassion—angels announcing joyful news, provision appearing exactly when needed, miracles confirming truth. This reveals a fundamental Islamic belief: Allah cares personally about each believer’s struggles.

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Key Benefits of Understanding Surah Maryam

Spiritual Strength During Trials: Mary’s example shows how faith grows strongest when external support disappears.

Dealing with Judgment: You learn how to maintain dignity when others question your character or circumstances.

Understanding Jesus in Islam: This surah clarifies Islamic beliefs about Jesus as a righteous messenger, not God’s son.

Women’s Spiritual Authority: Mary’s direct relationship with Allah demonstrates that women have full spiritual agency and worth.

Finding Compassion: Every verse radiates divine tenderness, reminding you that Allah’s mercy exceeds human judgment.

For comprehensive Islamic teachings on women’s spirituality and honor, visit Islamic perspectives on women and faith, which addresses modern challenges women face in maintaining Islamic practice.

Recommended Reading: Deepen your understanding with Mary in the Quran and Islamic Tradition, which provides historical context and spiritual insights into this remarkable figure.

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Most Relevant Qur’an Verses in Surah Maryam

Verse 1: The Angel’s Joyful News

Surah Maryam, Ayah 16-17: “And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Spirit, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.”

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This moment captures Mary’s spiritual purity and readiness to receive divine guidance. Her withdrawal for prayer shows intentional spiritual devotion, and Allah’s immediate response demonstrates that sincere faith attracts divine support.

Verse 2: Mary’s Response to Impossible News

Surah Maryam, Ayah 20-21: “She said, ‘How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?’ He said, ‘Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'”

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Mary questions not out of disbelief but from practical confusion. Allah’s response emphasizes divine ability—what seems impossible for humans is easy for Allah. This teaches that accepting divine will doesn’t mean suspending reason; rather, it means trusting beyond human limitations.

Hadith References: The Prophet’s Honor for Mary

Hadith 1: Mary’s Extraordinary Status

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 3441: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that Mary is the greatest woman in paradise and Jesus is among the greatest of all messengers. This hadith elevates Mary’s status beyond any other woman, honoring her faith and righteousness.

This teaching shows that despite the challenges Mary faced, her trust in Allah secured eternal honor and spiritual greatness.

Hadith 2: The Virtue of Pure Intention

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2330: The Prophet emphasized that actions are judged by intentions, and each person receives what they intended for. Mary’s intention was pure worship and obedience to Allah, regardless of how the world would judge her circumstances.

This hadith explains why Mary remains honored despite her unconventional path. Her heart was focused on pleasing Allah, not earning human approval.

The Story of Mary: Key Moments Framework

Life EventMary’s ChallengeDivine ResponseSpiritual Truth
DevotionSeeks privacy for worshipAngels visit with joyful newsPure intention attracts divine grace
ShockReceives news of pregnancyDivine reassurance through angelAllah communicates with receptive hearts
FearDreads social shame and gossip“Do not grieve; Allah will provide”Trusting Allah eliminates fear
BirthAlone, suffering painProvision appears (palm tree, water)Divine care manifests in practical ways
DefenseBaby accused of illegitimacyJesus speaks miraculouslyTruth confirms itself through signs
VictoryVindicated and honoredBecomes revered across faithsPatience and faith transform shame into honor

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Hanafi Jurisprudence on Women’s Spiritual Rights

Understanding Islamic law’s perspective on women’s religious status enriches your Quranic study. Two authoritative Hanafi resources available in libraries and archives:

  1. “Badai’ al-Sana’i fi Tartib al-Shara’i” – A comprehensive Hanafi legal text addressing women’s rights in worship, inheritance, and spiritual authority.
  2. “Radd al-Muhtar ‘ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar” – Detailed Hanafi jurisprudence including women’s legal and spiritual standing in Islamic society.

These texts provide academic understanding; consult qualified Islamic scholars for personal matters.

Common Questions About Surah Maryam

Why does the Quran have a whole chapter about Mary?

Mary’s exceptional faith, purity, and spiritual rank deserve celebration. Islam honors righteous women equally with righteous men. Mary’s story teaches universal lessons about trust, courage, and divine mercy applicable to every believer.

How does Islam view Jesus differently than Christianity?

Islam honors Jesus as a righteous messenger and prophet but rejects the concept of trinity or divine incarnation. Surah Maryam clarifies that Jesus had a supernatural birth but was born to a human mother through divine will, not biological divinity.

Is Surah Maryam only for women to study?

No. Every Muslim benefits from Surah Maryam’s lessons. Men learn respect for women’s spiritual authority, commitment to truthfulness, and trust during hardship. Women find validation and encouragement. The surah speaks to universal human experiences.

What’s the connection between Surah Maryam and other surahs about Jesus?

Other surahs mention Jesus but Surah Maryam provides the most detailed narrative of his birth and Mary’s role. Together with Surah ‘Ali ‘Imran and others, these chapters present Islam’s complete perspective on Jesus and his mother.

How can I apply Mary’s faith to my own challenges?

Identify where you lack trust. Do you fear judgment? Worry about providing? Feel abandoned? Study Mary’s response to each challenge—she prayed, remained patient, and trusted Allah’s timing. Replicate her inner certainty regardless of external circumstances.

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Living Mary’s Legacy

Mary’s story isn’t ancient history—it’s a blueprint for modern faith. Every believer faces moments when circumstances seem impossible and judgment feels overwhelming. Mary’s response teaches us that our worst shame can become our greatest testimony.

She didn’t hide. She didn’t despair. She didn’t seek human approval. Instead, she connected with Allah, trusted divine wisdom, and let her character speak louder than gossip. Years later, the world honors her as one of history’s greatest women.

Your difficult moment isn’t your final chapter. Trust Allah. Maintain your integrity. Do the right thing regardless of judgment. Your patience and faith will eventually transform your situation into a source of strength and inspiration.

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