Sunni Man
Diamond Member
I have heard this false claim from Christians many times. It results from them not being able to read arabic or understand the languages phraseology. .If Moses sister Miriam was the mother of Jesus and she was still a young girl, Moses would have had to have been alive too. If Moses were still alive Jesus would not have said Moses past tense as dead because Jesus was a sinless man according to Mohammad and could not have told a lie. Furthermore if Moses were still alive then Jesus could not have referred to the prophets after Moses such as Isaiah, nor could he have referred to King David who would also have been after Moses. The claim is obviously an error and Sunni will save himself much embarrassment by dropping the matter and accepting that his book is in error and so is its teaching of a false christ named Issa. - Jeri
"It should be appreciated that naming descendants on the basis of past revered personalities has always been common practice and is often enshrined in tradition. Whether this be Mary, Moses, Aaron, John, Mark, Matthew, Luke, Paul, or Muhammad.
There is no reason why Mary could not have a father by the name of Imran or why Mary's name was not kept because of the reverence for the sister of Prophet Moses. Similarly two individuals who bear the same name each having a brother and a father with the same name does not imply that they are therefore, the same individuals.
However, it is observed that to avoid any confusion the Quran is very particular not to confuse Mary (mother of Prophet Jesus) with the sister of Prophet Aaron.
Mary is mentioned numerous times throughout the Quran, but she is never referred to as the sister of Prophet Moses, which would be expected if she was a literal sister of Prophet Aaron.
In fact, the Quran appears to go out of its way to avoid the confusion by not naming the real sister of Prophet Moses so as not to confuse her with the mother of Prophet Jesus who may bear the same name. Furthermore, the father of Prophet Moses (pbuh) is not named by the Quran as 'Imran' so as not to confuse him with the father of Mary.
Therefore, the Quran is absolutely clear that Mary (mother of Prophet Jesus) is not synonymous with the sister of Prophet Moses as a person, albeit they may have the same name."
Mary - Sister of Aaron