Abstract

Maryam is the name for Mary, the mother of Jesus in Islam. Maryam is present as an important figure where she is a reflection of the perfection of Allah, as a Tajalli Allah, her existence becomes a manifestation of Allah. Maryam also became a figure who had a dialectic with Allah as a manifestation of her obedience as a servant of God. This article aims to examine the perfection of Mary from a Sufi perspective. order to help bring new knowledge about the value of Mary's existence in the Bible and how mainstream Protestantism can learn and find its resonance in the Sufi perspective. This paper uses qualitative methods with a seeing through approach through a Sufi lens. Using a Sufi lens, readers, especially Protestants, can understand that there is an extraordinary character and immanent value of spirituality in Mary that has not been known to Bible readers. Maryam's perfection is close to the beauty of her spirituality which displays enlightenment or revelation of God.

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