Women in the Qur'an

:This article is about female figures that appear in the Qur'an. For the roles, rights, and duties of women as laid out in the Qur'an, see Women and Islam.
Female figures in the Qur'an are important characters and subjects of discussion in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Some of the women in the Qu'ran are portrayed in a positive light, while others are condemned for their actions. Most of them are represented as either the mothers or wives of certain leaders and prophets. Mary is the only female mentioned in the Qur'an by name; the others' names come from other traditions.
==Eve==
God created Adam and Eve and had them live in Paradise. The first human mistake was by Adam and Eve who both ate fruit forbidden by God:
==Wives of Noah and Lot==
The Quran speaks of the wives of Noah (Arabic:Nuh) and Lot (Arabic:Lut) in contempt:
==Sara (سارة), Wife of Abraham==
==Aziz's Wife and the Ladies==
==Mother and sister of Moses==
The Qur'an narrates that Mūsā is watched by his sister, refuses the milk of other nurses and is suckled by his own mother."Musa", Encyclopaedia of Islam
==Wife of Moses==
==Asiyah, Wife of the Pharaoh==
The wife of the Pharaoh, known in some traditions as Asiyah, is mentioned in the Quran:
==The Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)==
The Quran speaks of the Queen of Sheba, also known as Balqees:
==Wife of Imran==
The wife of Imran (father of Mary), and thus Isa's grandmother is not named in the Qur'an, but referred to in narratives. In Judeo-Christian tradition she is identifeid as Hannah. According to the Qur'an, Imran and his wife were old and childless, and she invoked God for a child:"Maryam", Encyclopaedia of Islam
== Mary (مريم) ==
A key female character in the Quran is Mary, the mother of Jesus. The name of Maryam frequently appears in the Qur'an alongside that of Isa (Jesus) in the format "ʿĪsā Ibn Maryam" (meaning Jesus the son of Mary)."Maryam", Encyclopaedia of Islam surah 19 is named after her:
God sent Gabriel to Mary to give her tidings of a son:
The Qur'an also states that the conception of Jesus by Mary was miraculous:
Mary is especially revered by many Muslims, and she is praised much by the Quran:
==The woman who complained to Muhammad==
The Qur'an speaks of her in surah 58 (She that Disputeth), her name being Khoulah bint Thalabah.
The verses that follow are to restore her rights (as well as those of any other woman in her position), when the husband does a specific pre-Islamic tradition.
==See also==
*List of persons mentioned by name in the Qur'an
==References==
Category:Qur'an