What is the name of the father of Maryam (Radi allahu anha)?

· 12 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1446 AH1 min readFatwa 20521English

Question

What was the name of the Father of Hazrat Maryam(Mother of Hazrat Eesa A.S)?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

Allah Ta`ala says in the Qur`an;

“Maryam the daughter of Imraan”.

The name of the father of Maryam (Radi allahu anha) is Imraan.[i]

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

Student Darul Iftaa

Arusha, Tanzania

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

{وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ} [التحريم: 12]

[i]

{وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ رُوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ} [التحريم: 12]

Answered by
Hussein Muhammad
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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