Maryam (AS) is best defined as which of the following?
- A. A Qurayshi woman who opposed the Muslims at the Battle of Uhud before later embracing Islam after the Conquest of Mecca
- B. A ninth-century scholar credited with founding the University of Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, regarded as one of the oldest existing degree-granting universities
- C. The wife of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and mother of Prophet Ismail (AS), whose search for water is commemorated in the ritual of Sa'i during Hajj
- D. The mother of Prophet Isa (AS) and the only woman named directly in the Quran, after whom Surah Maryam is titled ✓
Correct answer
D. The mother of Prophet Isa (AS) and the only woman named directly in the Quran, after whom Surah Maryam is titled
Explanation
'Maryam (AS)' refers to the mother of Prophet Isa (AS) and the only woman named directly in the Quran, after whom Surah Maryam is titled.