FEMALES MENTIONED IN THE QURAN
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**1. Maryam (مَرْيَم) – Mary (Mother of Prophet Isa/Jesus)**
- **Surah Ali Imran (3:42):**
وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ
*And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds."*
- **Surah Maryam (19:16-34):** (Detailed story of Maryam)
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا
*And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.*
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**2. Wife of Adam (حواء) – Hawwa (Eve)**
- Although Hawwa (Eve) is not mentioned by name in the Quran, she is referred to as Adam’s wife:
**Surah Al-Baqarah (2:35):**
وَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنْتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا
*And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will."*
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**3. Wife of Nuh (نُوح) – Wife of Noah**
- **Surah At-Tahrim (66:10):**
ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا امْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ
*Allah presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot.*
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**4. Wife of Lut (لُوط) – Wife of Lot**
- **Surah Hud (11:81):**
قَالُوا يَا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَكَ
*The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back—except your wife."*
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**5. Wife of Aziz (زليخة) – Potiphar’s Wife (Traditionally named Zulaikha)**
- Referred to in the story of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph):
**Surah Yusuf (12:23):**
وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ
*And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him.*
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**6. Mother of Musa (أُمّ مُوسَى) – Mother of Moses**
- **Surah Al-Qasas (28:7):**
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ
*And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him..."*
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**7. Asiya (آسِيَة) – Wife of Pharaoh (Firaun)**
- **Surah At-Tahrim (66:11):**
وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا امْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ
*And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh...*
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**8. Balqis (بَلْقِيس) – Queen of Sheba**
- **Surah An-Naml (27:23):**
إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ
*"Indeed, I found a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne."*
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**Note:**
- **Hawwa (Eve)** is not mentioned by name in the Quran but is referred to as Adam’s wife.
- **Zulaikha** (Potiphar’s wife) is not named in the Quran but is known in Islamic tradition.
- **Maryam (Mary)** is the only woman mentioned **by name** in the Quran.
