the newly bom the day it is bom, as is apparent from the Ayah, which is also a part of the law of those who were before us. Further, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah jg mentioned that the Prophet jg said,
‘‘This night, a son was bom for me and 1 called him by my father's name, Ibrahim .» Al-Bukhari and Muslim* 11 collected this Hadith.
They also recorded that Anas bin Malik brought his newborn brother to the Messenger of Allah sg who chewed a piece of date and put it in the child’s mouth and called him ‘Abdullah.* 2 * Other new bom infants were also given names on the day they were bom.
Qatadah narrated that Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, that Samurah bin Jundub said that the Messenger of Allah jig said,
“E very nexo bom boy held in security by his 'Aqiqah, until his seventh day, a sacrifice is offered on his behalf, he is given a name, and the hair on his head is shaved .»
This Hadith was collected by Ahmad and the collectors of the Sunan,* 3 * and was graded SahOi by At-Tirmidhi. We should mention that another narration for this Hadith contained the wording, “and blood is offered on his behalf,” which is more famous and established than the former narration, and Allah knows best.
Allah’s statement that Maiyam’s mother said,
4" ...And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast "
means, that she sought refuge with Allah from the evil of Shaytan, for her and her offspring, i.e., Isa, peace be upon him. Allah accepted her supplication, for ‘Abdur-Razzaq ...
4And put her under the care of Zakariyya}
meaning, Allah made Zakariyya her sponsor. Allah made Zakariyya Maryam’s guardian for her benefit, so that she would learn from his tremendous knowledge and righteous conduct. He was the husband of her maternal aunt, as Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Jarir stated, or her brother-in-law, as mentioned in the Sahih,
«/ saw John and 'isa, who are maternal cousins .s' 11
We should state that , in general terms, what Ibn Ishaq said is plausible, and in this case, Maryam was under the care of her maternal aunt. The Two Sahlhs recorded that the Messenger of Allah jg decided that ‘Amarah, the daughter of Hamzah, be raised by her maternal aunt, the wife of JaYar bin Abi Talib, saying,
“77ie maternal aunt is just like the mother .» 121
Allah then emphasizes Maryam’s honor and virtue at the place of worship she attended,
iEvery time he entered the Mihrdb to (visit) her, he found her supplied with sustenance .}
Mujahid, ‘Ikrimah, Said bin Jubayr, Abu Ash-Sha‘tha, Ibrahim An-Nakhal, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, Ar-Rabf bin Anas, ‘Atiyah Al-‘Awfi and As-Suddi said, “He would find with her the fruits of the summer during winter, and the fruits of the winter during summer .” 131 When Zakariyya would see this;
4He said: "O Maryam! From where have you gotten this?"}
meaning, where did you get these fruits from?
4S//e said, “This is from Allah." Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.}