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When the Qur'an states that Mary is the daughter of 'Imran, it is likely using typology, an approach to scripture which sees figures are reflections of their biblical forebearers. Thus what the Qur'an is here saying, through the mother of Jewish interlocuters, is that Mary and her family were pre-figured by the family of Aaron and Miryam. This pre-figurement further plays into the links established between Mary and Miriam at the church of the Kathisma, and once again demonstrates the intimate knowledge of the author with the Palestinian cult of the virgin Mary. | When the Qur'an states that Mary is the daughter of 'Imran, it is likely using typology, an approach to scripture which sees figures are reflections of their biblical forebearers. Thus what the Qur'an is here saying, through the mother of Jewish interlocuters, is that Mary and her family were pre-figured by the family of Aaron and Miryam. This pre-figurement further plays into the links established between Mary and Miriam at the church of the Kathisma, and once again demonstrates the intimate knowledge of the author with the Palestinian cult of the virgin Mary <Ref> Guillaume Dye, “The Qur’ān and its Hypertextuality in Light of Redaction Criticism,” The Fourth Nangeroni Meeting Early Islam: The Sectarian Milieu of Late Antiquity? (Early Islamic Studies Seminar, Milan) (15-19 June 2015): 9.</Ref>. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||