The reason for naming Surat al-Imran with this name
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Question:
This person asks and says: Regarding the naming of Surat al-Imran with this name, is it named after the family of Imran[At-Tahrim 66:12]?
Answer:
Because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned the family of Imran in it:[Ali 'Imran 3:33] [Ali 'Imran 3:35]. And He mentioned the story of the wife of Imran and her daughter Maryam, who is the mother of Isa (peace be upon him). So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mentioned the story of the family of Imran in this surah, and it was named Surat al-Imran. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This person asks and says: Regarding the naming of Surat al-Imran with this name, is it named after the family of Imran
And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity
وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَاAnswer:
Because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned the family of Imran in it:
Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -
إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated
إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/101 — archive.org (10:45)
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