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When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read "O sister of Harun" (i. e. Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked him about that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them. | When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read "O sister of Harun" (i. e. Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked him about that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them. | ||
{{Muslim|28|13}}</ref> In [[Arabic]] both Marys are called by the same name مريم (''Maryam''). Doubting Jewish and Christian scholars at the time believed Muhammad mistook Jesus' mother for Moses' sister.<ref name=":0" /> While they share a common name, they lived more than a thousand years apart. When confronted, in the [[hadith]] Muhammad | {{Muslim|28|13}}</ref> In [[Arabic]] both Marys are called by the same name مريم (''Maryam''). Doubting Jewish and Christian scholars at the time believed Muhammad mistook Jesus' mother for Moses' sister.<ref name=":0" /> While they share a common name, they lived more than a thousand years apart. When confronted, in the [[hadith]] Muhammad attempts to explain their perception to be a misunderstanding.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Mention of Mary in the Quran== | ==Mention of Mary in the Quran== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Imran in Islam]] | |||
*[[Imran in Islam]] | |||
{{Hub4|Contradictions and Errors|Contradictions and Errors}} | {{Hub4|Contradictions and Errors|Contradictions and Errors}} | ||
* [[Scientific Errors in the Quran]] | * [[Scientific Errors in the Quran]] | ||