.Surahs and Verses Mentioning Mary (Maryam)
1. Surah Al-Imran (3)3:33-37 – The selection of Mary’s family, her mother’s vow, and Mary’s birth.
3:42-47 – The angels announce to Mary her chosen status and the birth of Jesus.
3:59 – Reference to Jesus’s creation, likened to Adam’s, through God’s word.
2. Surah Maryam (19)
19:16-34 – The detailed narrative of the miraculous birth of Jesus, Mary’s labor, and Jesus’s first words as an infant.
3. Surah Al-Ma’idah (5)
5:110 – Jesus’s miracles and God’s support for both him and Mary.
5:112-116 – The disciples’ request for a heavenly feast, and God questioning Jesus about whether he asked people to take Mary and himself as deities.
4. Surah Al-Anbiya (21)
21:91 – Mary’s chastity and the miraculous creation of Jesus.
5. Surah Al-Mu’minun (23)
23:50 – Reference to Mary and Jesus as a sign and their dwelling place.
6. Surah Al-Tahrim (66)
66:12 – Mary’s chastity, her faith, and the miraculous conception of Jesus.
Key Terms Used for Jesus in the Qur’an
Isa (Jesus)
Al-Masih (The Messiah)
Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary)
Word from God (Kalimat Allah)
Spirit from Him (Ruh minhu)
Isa (Jesus)
Al-Masih (The Messiah)
Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary)
Word from God (Kalimat Allah)
Spirit from Him (Ruh minhu)
Surah-by-Surah with Verse Ranges (Key Highlights)
Al-Baqarah (2)
2:87 – Jesus among messengers, supported by the Holy Spirit.
2:136 – Muslim belief in all prophets, including Jesus.
2:253 – God’s preference among prophets; miracles given to Jesus.
Al-Imran (3)
3:45-53 – Annunciation to Mary, miracles, teaching, and mission.
3:54-55 – Plot against Jesus, God raising him.
3:59 – Jesus compared to Adam in creation.
3:84 – Affirmation of prophethood.
An-Nisa’ (4)
4:157-158 – Denial of crucifixion and affirmation of Jesus’s ascension.
4:171 – Jesus as Word and Spirit from God; refutation of divinity.
4:172 – Jesus’s proper status as messenger.
Al-Ma’idah (5)
5:17 – Refutation of those who call Jesus God.
5:46 – Affirms Gospel sent to Jesus.
5:72-77 – Disavowing worship of Jesus/divinity.
5:110-119 – Miracles (speaking in cradle, clay birds, blind/leper, raising dead), dialogue at end times.
Al-An’am (6)
6:85 – Jesus and other prophets listed.
At-Tawbah (9)
9:30-31 – Refutes the ideas of sonship and divinity.
Maryam (19)
19:16-40 – Birth, mission, virgin birth, Jesus speaking as a baby, prophecy.
Al-Anbiya (21)
21:91 – Mary’s chastity and Jesus’s miraculous birth.
Al-Mu’minun (23)
23:50 – Shelter for Mary and Jesus, both as a sign.
Az-Zukhruf (43)
43:57-65 – Jesus as a sign, rejection by his people, role in the afterlife.
Al-Hadid (57)
57:27 – Jesus, the Gospel, monasticism.
As-Saff (61)
61:6 – Jesus announcing the coming of a messenger after him (Ahmad).
61:14 – Disciples of Jesus called to faith.
At-Tahrim (66)
66:12 – Mary’s chastity, faith, and the birth of Jesus by God’s command.
Al-Baqarah (2)
2:87 – Jesus among messengers, supported by the Holy Spirit.
2:136 – Muslim belief in all prophets, including Jesus.
2:253 – God’s preference among prophets; miracles given to Jesus.
Al-Imran (3)
3:45-53 – Annunciation to Mary, miracles, teaching, and mission.
3:54-55 – Plot against Jesus, God raising him.
3:59 – Jesus compared to Adam in creation.
3:84 – Affirmation of prophethood.
An-Nisa’ (4)
4:157-158 – Denial of crucifixion and affirmation of Jesus’s ascension.
4:171 – Jesus as Word and Spirit from God; refutation of divinity.
4:172 – Jesus’s proper status as messenger.
Al-Ma’idah (5)
5:17 – Refutation of those who call Jesus God.
5:46 – Affirms Gospel sent to Jesus.
5:72-77 – Disavowing worship of Jesus/divinity.
5:110-119 – Miracles (speaking in cradle, clay birds, blind/leper, raising dead), dialogue at end times.
Al-An’am (6)
6:85 – Jesus and other prophets listed.
At-Tawbah (9)
9:30-31 – Refutes the ideas of sonship and divinity.
Maryam (19)
19:16-40 – Birth, mission, virgin birth, Jesus speaking as a baby, prophecy.
Al-Anbiya (21)
21:91 – Mary’s chastity and Jesus’s miraculous birth.
Al-Mu’minun (23)
23:50 – Shelter for Mary and Jesus, both as a sign.
Az-Zukhruf (43)
43:57-65 – Jesus as a sign, rejection by his people, role in the afterlife.
Al-Hadid (57)
57:27 – Jesus, the Gospel, monasticism.
As-Saff (61)
61:6 – Jesus announcing the coming of a messenger after him (Ahmad).
61:14 – Disciples of Jesus called to faith.
At-Tahrim (66)
66:12 – Mary’s chastity, faith, and the birth of Jesus by God’s command.