Islamic Mary Book Talk at George Mason University (Throwback)

Islamic Mary Book Talk at George Mason University (Throwback)

I got the opportunity to do a book talk at the AbuSulayman Center at George Mason University [https://islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/].  The Center focuses on Global Islamic Studies and is a leader in digital Islamic studies and humanities.  I also got to interact with my good friend Professor Maria Dakake [https://religiousstudies.gmu.edu/people/mdakakem] who influenced my work on the Quran and the Islamic Mary.   Send me a text regarding your feedback, comments and questions [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368819/fan_mail/new] Subscribe to the Islamic Mary podcast which is available on the major podcast streaming services, such as Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/the-islamic-mary/id1752941245], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1bdbaUynFBhzzfgIAJvVxM] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISbQ0F0XC01mEkg3jKypHhs93ehcyCRb]. Order my new book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Mary-Maryam-Through-Centuries/dp/1506482457/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=nrDRh&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=0ZEKYJ4HJYRP9WK3Q757&pd_rd_wg=VWOLb&pd_rd_r=d59dc325-0014-4fbb-91a2-83b7ac5ff61e&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d]  Take my quiz [https://www.fyrebox.com/play/jwxzglj3w2d6owdrpd/] on the Islamic Mary which is based on my research and teaching Visit my website [https://dryounusmirza.com/] to learn more about my bio, research, and blogs. Join my listserve [https://dryounusmirza.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a78dc6f607edb611760ae179&id=17f111c984]to be updated about my research, speaking and publications, especially my book on the Islamic Mary. Thanks for listening to The Islamic Mary Podcast!

David and Bathsheba (Throwback)

David/Dawud is represented in the Islamic tradition as a righteous ruler who combines worship and kingship, piety and authority.  One story that emerges in the Biblical and Qur'anic literature is that David/Dawud sees Bathsheba bathing, leading him to have an affair with her, kill her husband and then marrying her.  Various Muslim commentators struggled with this story, with some saying that he only had relations with her after marriage and with others rejecting the story altogether.    Send me a text regarding your feedback, comments and questions [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368819/fan_mail/new] Subscribe to the Islamic Mary podcast which is available on the major podcast streaming services, such as Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/the-islamic-mary/id1752941245], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1bdbaUynFBhzzfgIAJvVxM] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISbQ0F0XC01mEkg3jKypHhs93ehcyCRb]. Order my new book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Mary-Maryam-Through-Centuries/dp/1506482457/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=nrDRh&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=0ZEKYJ4HJYRP9WK3Q757&pd_rd_wg=VWOLb&pd_rd_r=d59dc325-0014-4fbb-91a2-83b7ac5ff61e&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d]  Take my quiz [https://www.fyrebox.com/play/jwxzglj3w2d6owdrpd/] on the Islamic Mary which is based on my research and teaching Visit my website [https://dryounusmirza.com/] to learn more about my bio, research, and blogs. Join my listserve [https://dryounusmirza.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a78dc6f607edb611760ae179&id=17f111c984]to be updated about my research, speaking and publications, especially my book on the Islamic Mary. Thanks for listening to The Islamic Mary Podcast!

Top 5 of 2025: Reflecting on the Last Year of Podcasting (Throwback)

I go through the Top 5 episodes of 2025.  The top 5 were a mix of interviews, reflections and commentary and touched on various subjects from Christian-Muslim relations to a devotional Qur'an.  I discuss plans for the future, such as a new series on the stories of the prophets and more interviews on different books, from emotions in the Qur'an to prison faith and scripture.   Send me a text regarding your feedback, comments and questions [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368819/fan_mail/new] Subscribe to the Islamic Mary podcast which is available on the major podcast streaming services, such as Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/the-islamic-mary/id1752941245], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1bdbaUynFBhzzfgIAJvVxM] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISbQ0F0XC01mEkg3jKypHhs93ehcyCRb]. Order my new book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Mary-Maryam-Through-Centuries/dp/1506482457/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=nrDRh&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=0ZEKYJ4HJYRP9WK3Q757&pd_rd_wg=VWOLb&pd_rd_r=d59dc325-0014-4fbb-91a2-83b7ac5ff61e&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d]  Take my quiz [https://www.fyrebox.com/play/jwxzglj3w2d6owdrpd/] on the Islamic Mary which is based on my research and teaching Visit my website [https://dryounusmirza.com/] to learn more about my bio, research, and blogs. Join my listserve [https://dryounusmirza.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a78dc6f607edb611760ae179&id=17f111c984]to be updated about my research, speaking and publications, especially my book on the Islamic Mary. Thanks for listening to The Islamic Mary Podcast!

Adam's Connection to Maryam (Throwback)

As I revise my second edition of my book "The Bible and the Qur'an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition" [https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Quran-Biblical-Figures-Tradition/dp/056766600X], I continue to read new articles and research regarding the various prophetic and righteous figures.  One argues that Adam is connected to Maryam in that Adam was taught "all of the names" of his future progeny which included that of Maryam.   Send me a text regarding your feedback, comments and questions [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368819/fan_mail/new] Subscribe to the Islamic Mary podcast which is available on the major podcast streaming services, such as Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/the-islamic-mary/id1752941245], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1bdbaUynFBhzzfgIAJvVxM] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISbQ0F0XC01mEkg3jKypHhs93ehcyCRb]. Order my new book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Mary-Maryam-Through-Centuries/dp/1506482457/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=nrDRh&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=0ZEKYJ4HJYRP9WK3Q757&pd_rd_wg=VWOLb&pd_rd_r=d59dc325-0014-4fbb-91a2-83b7ac5ff61e&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d]  Take my quiz [https://www.fyrebox.com/play/jwxzglj3w2d6owdrpd/] on the Islamic Mary which is based on my research and teaching Visit my website [https://dryounusmirza.com/] to learn more about my bio, research, and blogs. Join my listserve [https://dryounusmirza.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a78dc6f607edb611760ae179&id=17f111c984]to be updated about my research, speaking and publications, especially my book on the Islamic Mary. Thanks for listening to The Islamic Mary Podcast!

Is Maryam More Jewish or Christian?

At a recent book talk, somebody asked me: Is Maryam more Christian or Jewish?  I discuss how this question is connected to a larger debate about whether Islam is more similar to Judaism and Christianity and how it speaks to questions of law, ethics, and spirituality.   Send me a text regarding your feedback, comments and questions [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368819/fan_mail/new] Subscribe to the Islamic Mary podcast which is available on the major podcast streaming services, such as Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/the-islamic-mary/id1752941245], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1bdbaUynFBhzzfgIAJvVxM] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISbQ0F0XC01mEkg3jKypHhs93ehcyCRb]. Order my new book The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Mary-Maryam-Through-Centuries/dp/1506482457/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=nrDRh&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=0ZEKYJ4HJYRP9WK3Q757&pd_rd_wg=VWOLb&pd_rd_r=d59dc325-0014-4fbb-91a2-83b7ac5ff61e&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d]  Take my quiz [https://www.fyrebox.com/play/jwxzglj3w2d6owdrpd/] on the Islamic Mary which is based on my research and teaching Visit my website [https://dryounusmirza.com/] to learn more about my bio, research, and blogs. Join my listserve [https://dryounusmirza.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a78dc6f607edb611760ae179&id=17f111c984]to be updated about my research, speaking and publications, especially my book on the Islamic Mary. Thanks for listening to The Islamic Mary Podcast!