Allah states that He has chosen these households over the people of the earth. For
instance, Allah chose Adam, created him with His Hand and blew life into him. Allah
commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam, taught him the names of everything
and allowed him to dwell in Paradise, but then sent him down from it out of His
wisdom. Allah chose Nuh and made him the first Messenger to the people of the earth,
when the people worshipped idols and associated others with Allah in worship. Allah
avenged the way Nuh was treated, for he kept calling his people day and night, in
public and in secret, for a very long time. However, his calling them only made
them shun him more, and this is when Nuh supplicated against them. So Allah caused
them to drown, and none among them was saved, except those who followed the religion
that Allah sent to Nuh. Allah also chose the household of Ibrahim, including the
master of all mankind, and the Final Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him. Allah
also chose the household of `Imran, the father of Marym bint `Imran, the mother
of `Isa, peace be upon them. So `Isa is from the offspring of Ibrahim, as we will
mention in the Tafsir of Surat Al-An`am, Allah willing, and our trust is in Him.
﴿إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ
عِمْرَنَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ - فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى
وَضَعْتُهَآ أُنثَى وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالاٍّنثَى
وَإِنِّى سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وِإِنِّى أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَـنِ
الرَّجِيمِ ﴾
(35. (Remember) when the wife of `Imran said: "O my Lord! I have vowed to You what
is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services, so accept this from me. Verily,
You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.'') (36. Then when she gave birth to her,
she said: "O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child, ـ and Allah knew better
what she bore, ـ "And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam,
and I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast.'')