Quran For All - In Every Hand, In Every Heart. "The Real Miss Universe: Maryam Bint 'Imran" By Sadaf Farooqi And another one; another friend of mine recently named her baby girl "Maryam". I smile as I also reflect upon how many friends named "Maryam" I have. And why not, indeed? It is a name oft-mentioned in the Quran in a tremendously positive light, with a chapter/surah having it as its title. For women, for all time to come, Allah has mentioned Maryam Bint 'Imran, a pious woman from the Bani 'Israel, as a an example serving to be a beacon of light highlighting positive feminine characteristics and modest character for women till the end of time.