Mary The Chosen Woman: The Mother of Jesus in the Quran: An Interlinear Commentary on Sûrat Maryam

by Ahmad Zaki Hammad, Aḥmad Zakī Manṣūr Ḥammād

Presentation of the nineteenth Surah of the Qur'an which provides an in-depth treatment of Jesus and his mother Mary. Includes a preface, introduction, and an overview of the context and themes in the Surah. The heart of the book is the "interlinear" commentary, which presents the relevant portion of the Arabic text, followed by the explanatory commentary with an integrated translation of the Arabic in colored italics "...so that one can read it continuously to the exclusion of [or within] the surrounding text... The black roman-face text represents explanations that provide conceptual background and vital context based on authoritative commentaries and sound scholarship." The translation is then also presented again separately in the section entitled Interpretation. A bibliography and index are included, as well as an appendix by Linda Thayer providing "a concise analysis of the biblical account of the genealogy of Mary, in comparison with the Quranic narration."

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Professor Ahmad Zaki Hammad is an internationally known authority on Quran and Islamic Studies. He teaches Islamic Civilization and the Primary Disciplines of Quran Commentary, the Prophetic Traditions, and the Principles of Islamic Law at the foremost center of Islamic and Arabic learning in the Muslim world, AL-Azhar University (Faculty of Languages and Translations, Department of English). He is also a member of the Faculty of Shari’ah, Department of Juristic Studies.

He received his early Islamic and Arabic training at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, and was awarded the graduate degree of Alamiyyah from the Faculty of Theology. He holds a Ph.D, in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago and is the author of a study of translation of Abu Hamid al-Ghazalis’s Al-Mustasfa min Ilm al-Usul, The Quintessence of the Science of the Principles of Islamic Law; and also Islamic Law: Understanding Juristic Differences, a Primer on the Science of al-Khulaf al Fiqhi in Light of the Shari ah Sources.

He lived for many years in the United States, where he founded and served in numerous national and community Islamic institutions for American Muslims.

Reviews

[Farah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this sooooo much. Thankyou Nibras to introducing me to Mother Mary in this light.

“When the verses of the All-Merciful were recited to them, they fell to the ground, bowing down and weeping.” 19:58

I love you Surah e Maryam