Editing Saint Anne (section)

==In Islam==
Anne ({{langx|ar|حنة بنت فاقوذ|''Ḥannah bint Faḳūdh''}}) is also revered in [[Islam]], recognized as a highly spiritual woman and as the mother of Mary. [[Women in the Quran|She is not named in the Quran]], where she is referred to as "the wife of Imran". The Quran describes her remaining childless until her old age. One day, Anne saw a bird feeding its young while sitting in the shade of a tree, which awakened her desire to have children of her own. She prayed for a child and eventually conceived; her husband, [[Joachim#In Islam|Imran]], died before the child was born. Expecting the child to be male, Anne vowed to dedicate him to isolation and service in the [[Second Temple]];<ref group="N">"O my Lord! I do dedicate into Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things." (Quran 3:35).</ref><ref name="Wheeler">{{cite book
|last=Wheeler
|first=Brannon M.
|title=Prophets in the Quran: an introduction to the Quran and Muslim exegesis
|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group
|year=2002
|isbn=0-8264-4957-3}}</ref><ref name="DaCosta">{{cite book
|last=Da Costa
|first=Yusuf
|title=The Honor of Women in Islam
|publisher=LegitMaddie101
|year=2002
|isbn=1-930409-06-0}}</ref> however, Anne bore a daughter instead, and named her Mary. Her words upon delivering Mary reflect her status as a great [[mysticism|mystic]], realising that while she had wanted a son, this daughter was God's gift to her:<ref name="Wheeler" /><ref name="DaCosta" />{{quote|When she delivered, she said, “My Lord! I have given birth to a girl,”—and Allah fully knew what she had delivered—“and the male is not like the female. I have named her Mary, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.” So her Lord accepted her graciously and blessed her with a pleasant upbringing—entrusting her to the care of Zachariah...|{{qref|3|36-37|c=y}}}}