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Women in the Quran

Twelve women mentioned in the Quran — models and warnings.

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Maryam (Mary)

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Maryam (Mary)

The only woman named explicitly; chosen above the women of the worlds.

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Only Maryam is named explicitly in the Quran; the famous names of the others (Zulaykha, Bilqis, Asiyah) are traditional, not Quranic.

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  1. Maryam (Mary) — The only woman named explicitly; chosen above the women of the worlds.
  2. The wife of Pharaoh — She believed and became an example for the believers.
  3. Hawwa' (Eve) — Adam's wife and mother of humanity.
  4. The 'Aziz's wife — She tempted Yusuf, then admitted his innocence.
  5. The Queen of Sheba — She submitted with Sulayman to God, Lord of the worlds.
  6. Musa's mother — God inspired her to nurse him and cast him into the river.
  7. Musa's sister — She tracked her brother and guided to his nurse.
  8. Sarah — Ibrahim's wife, given glad tidings of Ishaq.
  9. The pleading woman — She pleaded with the Prophet about her husband; God heard her.
  10. Nuh's wife — An example for disbelievers through her betrayal.
  11. Lut's wife — She betrayed her husband's message and was left behind.
  12. The wife of 'Imran — She vowed her unborn child to God; she bore Maryam.