Surat Al Imran

 “the family of Imran”

 named such name

as it tells the story of the family of Imran

as Allah tells in the surah

 that he has chosen the household of Imran above the nations.

Imran is the father of Mariam,

the mother of eisa

 the messiah son of Maryam peace be upon him.

The  wife of Imran named Hannah,

 Hannah could not have children

and that one day,

she saw a bird feeding its chick.

 She wished she could have children

 and supplicated to Allah to grant her offspring

Allah subhanahuwatala

 accepted her supplication,

 and when she became pregnant.

She vowed to make her child

concentrate on worship and serving Bayt Al-Maqdis

 (the Masjid in Jerusalem),

when she became aware that she was pregnant.

She said,

As Allah tells in surat Alimran,

"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.''

 Then when she gave birth to her,

 she said:

"O my Lord!

I have given birth to a female child,

 and Allah knows better what she bore,

 "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

So her Lord (Allah)

subhanahuwatala

accepted her with goodly acceptance

 and made her grow in a good manner