“O sister of Aaron” (Maryam 19:28).
An objection arose because Mary and Aaron, the brother of Moses, belonged to widely separated periods. The explanation points to the custom of naming people after earlier righteous individuals among the Israelites.
Similarity of names does not warrant identifying persons who lived in different eras as one individual. The difficulty is resolved by understanding naming conventions and the ordinary force of the address, not by changing the verse's words.
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Occasions of Revelation: Reports, Qur’anic Narratives and Interpretive Resolution
“O sister of Aaron” (Maryam 19:28).
An objection arose because Mary and Aaron, the brother of Moses, belonged to widely separated periods. The explanation points to the custom of naming people after earlier righteous individuals among the Israelites.
Similarity of names does not warrant identifying persons who lived in different eras as one individual. The difficulty is resolved by understanding naming conventions and the ordinary force of the address, not by changing the verse's words.