THE STORY OF MARYAM'S BIRTH PART 4

Maryam 'Alyhaa Salaam Grows Up; Her Honor is with Allaah

Allah tells; 

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ 

So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance.

 

Allah states that He has accepted Maryam as a result of her mother's vow and that,

وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا 

He made her grow in a good manner,

 

meaning, made her conduct becoming, her mannerism delightful and He made her well liked among people. He also made her accompany the righteous people, so that she learned righteousness, knowledge and religion.

  

وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا 

And put her under the care of Zakariyya, 

 

meaning, Allah made Zakariyya her sponsor.

 

Allah made Zakariyya Maryam's guardian for her benefit, so that she would learn from his tremendous knowledge and righteous conduct. He was the husband of her maternal aunt, as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Jarir stated, or her brother-in-law, as mentioned in the Sahih,

 

فَإِذَا بِيَحْيَى وَعِيسى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَة 

 

I saw John and Isa, who are maternal cousins.

 

We should state that in general terms, what Ibn Ishaq said is plausible, and in this case, Maryam was under the care of her maternal aunt.

 

Allah then emphasizes Maryam's honor and virtue at the place of worship she attended,

  

كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقاً 

 

Every time he entered the Mihrab to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance.

 

Mujahid, Ikrimah and others said,

 

"He would find with her the fruits of the summer during winter, and the fruits of the winter during summer."

 

When Zakariyya would see this;

  

قَالَ يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنَّى لَكِ هَـذَا 

 

He said:"O Maryam! From where have you gotten this!"

meaning, where did you get these fruits from!

  

قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللّهِ 

She said, "This is from Allah."

  

إنَّ اللّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاء بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ 

Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.

To be continued إن شاء الله 

Taken From Tafseer Ibn Katheer of Surah Aal Imraan

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