How long was the Virgin Maryam
pregnant?
Answered by Shaykh Uthamin (rahimahullaah)
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
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Answered by Shaykh Uthamin (rahimahullaah)
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
http://mtws.posterous.com
The questioner asks, O noble Shaykh, concerning the
virgin Maryam. When she became pregnant was her pregnancy like the normal
pregnancy, nine months, or how long was it?
Before
answering this question I would like to mention that these types of questions in
which the answers may be void of benefit, it is not befitting for the person to
busy himself with questions like this. Man has responsibilities towards Allah
the Mighty and Majestic. And concerning his worship of Allah he has
responsibilities to Allah the Exalted, as it relates to the Aqeedah, statements
and actions. Therefore it is incumbent upon him to be concern with that as
opposed to these affairs that are from the unessential matters of knowledge.
Thus it is not befitting for the person to
busy himself with that which has no benefit for him while leaving off that which
will benefit him.
It is not befitting that he asks about the color of the dog belonging to the people of the cave[1]. It is not befitting that he asks about the name of the man Allah caused to die for one hundred years then He raised him to life[2]. It is not befitting that he asks about the nationality of those who abandoned their homes while they were thousands in numbers[3]. It is not befitting that he asks about those from the children of Israel that Allah the Glorified and Exalted ordered to strike the dead body with part of the sacrificed cow[4].
It is not befitting that he asks about issues such as
these; those affairs in which being ignorant of them will not bring about any
harm. If there was benefit in knowing them Allah the Mighty and Majestic would
have clarified them to His slaves.
Similarly
is this question conveyed by the questioner: ‘Was the pregnancy of Maryam, may
Allah be pleased with her, a pregnancy like normal women, or was it different?’
We say, it is known, that which concerns us about this, is her pregnancy may
Allah be pleased with her, was not by way of a man like other women; rather
Allah explains the details in Soorah Maryam.
He
said:
Relate in the Book (the story of) Maryam, when she
withdrew from her family to a place in the East.
She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then
We sent to her Our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all
respects.
She said: "I seek refuge from you with (Allah) Most
Gracious: (come not near) if you fear Allah."
He said: "Nay, I am only a Messenger from your Lord, (to
announce) to you the gift of a righteous son."
She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has touched
me, nor am I unchaste?"
He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: 'That is easy
for Me (Allah): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy
from Us (Allah), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allah).' "{Soorah Maryam (19):16-21}
And
Allah explains in another verse that this was by way of blowing inside of her, a
soul. Allah the Exalted said:
And Maryam the daughter of Imran who guarded her
chastity; and We breathed into (the sleeve of her shirt or her garment) through
Our Ruh [i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel)], (Soorah 66:12)
Thus
she became pregnant with a son, and Allah the Exalted mentions the rest of the
story.
Therefore
that which concerns us is how this pregnancy came into existence. As for how
long he stayed in her womb, was the duration long or short? This does not
concern us. And this is why Allah the Exalted did not clarify this for us in His
book.
Translated
by Rasheed Barbee
السؤال: المستمع عبد الله فهمي عبد الرحيم من جمهورية مصر العربية يعمل بالمدينة المنورة يسأل يا فضيلة الشيخ عن مريم العذراء هل عندما حملت كان حملها كالحمل العادي تسعة أشهر أم ماذا؟ |
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الشيخ: قبل الإجابة على هذا السؤال أود أن أقول إن مثل هذه الأسئلة التي قد يكون الجواب عليها عديم الفائدة لا ينبغي للإنسان أن يشغل نفسه بها فالإنسان لديه مسؤوليات لله عز وجل ولعباد الله لديه مسؤوليات لله تعالى عقيدة وقولاً وعملاً فعليه أن يهتم بذلك دون مثل هذه الأمور التي من فضول العلم فلا ينبغي للإنسان أن يتشاغل بما ليس له فيه فائدة ويدع ما له فيه فائدة لا ينبغي أن يسأل عن لون كلب أصحاب الكهف ولا ينبغي أن يسأل عن اسم الذي أماته الله مائة عام ثم بعثه ولا ينبغي أن يسأله عن قومية الذين خرجوا من ديارهم وهم ألوف ولا ينبغي أن يسأل عن البعض الذي أمر الله سبحانه وتعالى أن يضرب به القتيل من بني إسرائيل وما أشبه ذلك من الأمور التي الجهل بها لا يضر ولو كان العلم بها نافعاً لبينه الله عز وجل لعباده ومن ضمن ذلك هذا السؤال الذي أورده السائل هل كان حمل مريم رضي الله عنها الحمل المعتاد عند النساء أم كان له صفة أخرى نقول من المعلوم أن الذي يهمنا من ذلك أن حملها رضي الله عنها لم يكن بواسطة رجل كغيرها من النساء وإنما بين الله تعالى ذلك مفصلاً في سورة مريم فقال (وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَاناً شَرْقِيّاً) (فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَاباً فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَراً سَوِيّاً) (قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَنِ مِنْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِيّاً) (قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلاماً زَكِيّاً) (قَالَتْ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيّاً) (قَالَ كَذَلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْراً مَقْضِيّاً فَحَمَلَتْهُ) وقد بين الله عز وجل في آية أخرى أن ذلك بواسطة نفخه من روحه فقال عز وجل (وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ رُوحِنَا) وحلمت الولد وذكر الله تعالى آخر القصة فالذي يهمنا كيف نشأ هذا الحمل أما كم بقي في بطنها هل كانت مدة كثيرة أو قليلة فإن هذا لا يعنينا ولذلك لم يبينه الله تعالى لنا في كتابه لنا.
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