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The city in western Arabia where, in Islamic tradition, Muhammad received the first revelations of the Qur’an, c. 610–622. Surah 19, Maryam, is placed in this Meccan period; early biographies say it was recited before the Christian king of Abyssinia.

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Other VoicesQur’an, Surah 19 (Maryam): MaryMeccan period (c. AD 610–622) · The Qur’an; tr. E. H. Palmer (1880)

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  1. AD 616Meccan period (c. AD 610–622)

    Qur’an, Surah 19 (Maryam): Mary

    The Qur’an; tr. E. H. Palmer (1880)

    The chapter named after Mary: Zachariah and John, the annunciation, the birth of Jesus beneath a palm tree, and the infant Jesus speaking from the cradle as ‘a servant of God’ and prophet. A 7th-century text, not an independent source for the nativity.

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  1. AD 616Qur’an, Surah 19 (Maryam): MaryOther Voices1×