Miriam - Quranic Account

Quranic Account

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Miriam is mentioned but not named in the Qur'an, and as in the Hebrew Bible, she obeys her mother's request to follow the baby Moses as he floats down the river in a basket, their mother having set him afloat so he would not be killed by the Pharaoh's servants and soldiers (28:11). Later on, Asiya, wife of the Pharaoh, finds Moses at the river and adopts him as her own, but Moses refuses to be suckled by her. Miriam asks the Pharaoh's wife and her handmaidens to have his own mother act as nursemaid to Moses, the mother's identity not being known to the Pharaoh's wife (28:12–13).

People in the Quran Individuals Aaron Abel Abraham Abu Bakr Abū Lahab Adam Amram Anne Asiya Azar Azrael Believer of Ya-Sin Benjamin Cain Caleb David Dābba Devil Dhul-Kifl Dhul-Qarnayn Cyrus the Great Alexander the Great Elijah Elisha Elizabeth Eve Ezra Gabriel Gog Goliath Haman Harut Hud Idris Isaac Ishmael Israfil Jacob Jesus Joachim Job Jochebed John the Baptist Jonah Joseph Joshua Khidr King of Abraham's time Korah Lot Luqman Luqman's son Maalik Magog Mary Marut Michael Miriam Moses Muhammad Noah Pharaoh of Joseph's time Pharaoh of the Exodus Potiphar Queen of Sheba Saleh Samiri Samuel Sarah Saul Shuayb (Jethro) Solomon Solomon's vizier Umm Jamil Wicked man, Parable Wondering man, Parable Zachariah Zaid Zipporah Zulaikha General groups Apostles Christians Hypocrites Jews Magians Martyrs Pagans Prophets Sabians Specific Groups Disciples of Jesus Jinns of Solomon Muhammad's wives Scribes of the Quran People of the Cave Pharaoh's sorcerers Twelve Tribes of Israel Communities ʿĀd Companions of the Elephant Companions of the Rass Egypt Israelites Mesopotamia Midian Nineveh Sodom and Gomorrah Thamud People of Tubba People of the Wood People of Ya-Sin Quraysh Romans Lifeforms Angels Humans Jinn Note: Italics denote that the name of the figure is not mentioned in the Quran, but is taken from other sources of Islamic literature.

Prophets in the Hebrew Bible Pre-Patriarchs (Bible) Abel Kenan Enoch Noah Eber Patriarchs and Matriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Israelite prophets in the Torah Moses Aaron Miriam Eldad & Medad Phinehas Prophets mentioned in the Former Prophets Joshua Deborah Gideon Eli Elkanah Hannah Abigail Samuel Gad Nathan David Solomon Jeduthun Ahijah Elijah Elisha Shemaiah Iddo Hanani Jehu Micaiah Jahaziel Eliezer Zechariah ben Jehoiada Huldah Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Noahide prophets Beor Balaam Job Other prophets Amoz Beeri Baruch Agur Uriah Buzi Mordecai Esther Oded Azariah Italics denote that the status as a prophet is not universally accepted. rl are articles dealing with the prophet within Rabbinic Literature.

Important Women in Islam Generations of Adam Eve Generations of Abraham and his sons Sarah Hāgar Rebecca Rachel Generation of Moses Asiya Jochebed Miriam Zipporah Reign of Kings Bilquis, the Queen of Sheba House of Amram Anne Mary Elizabeth Time of Muhammad Aminah Mothers of the Believers Fatimah Ruqayyah Zaynab bint Ali Khadija bint Khuwaylid Early Sufism Rabia of Basra