35إِذ قالَتِ امرَأَتُ عِمرانَ رَبِّ إِنّي نَذَرتُ لَكَ ما في بَطني مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّل مِنّي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّميعُ العَليمُN. J. DawoodRemember the words of ‘Imrān’s1 wife. ‘Lord,’ she said, ‘I dedicate to Your service that which is in my womb. Accept it from me. You alone hear all and know all.’‘Imrān is also the name given in the Koran to Mary’s father.