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What is the Muslim veiw of the Virgin Mary?
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drac16
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We have surah of the Qur’an named after her-- it’s number 19. She’s mentioned in the Qur’an quite a bit. Muslims believe that she was chosen by God to give birth to the Messiah, even though she was a virgin. She was raised by a priest named Zechariah [peace be upon him]. One time, Zechariah came to her room and he noticed that she had food with her, even though Zechariah had not fed her yet. She said “it is from Allah” (surah 3:37).
I also recall reading a Hadith, though I don’t have a reference for it, that says that Muhammad said that Mary was born without an ego. An ego is what naturally draws someone into temptation to sin. Being born without one, she was, therefore, never troubled with temptations to sin.
I also recall reading a Hadith, though I don’t have a reference for it, that says that Muhammad said that Mary was born without an ego. An ego is what naturally draws someone into temptation to sin. Being born without one, she was, therefore, never troubled with temptations to sin.
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friardchips
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Hi!
Is there a possible contradiction here, because…- Muslims only believe that the Lord was a great ‘prophet’.
- They believe He was born of a virgin.
- how can He be born as a prophet and not be Divine, yet also be born to a Virgin, as to be born to a Virgin one would have to be Divine.
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ClearWater
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Interesting. I never knew that.
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claymcdermott
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friardchips, being born of a virgin does not necessarily mean you are God. There is a lot more to being God, and a virgin birth doesn’t demand it.
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drac16
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What are we to say about Adam then? He had no parents. Is he Divine too? obviously not. If someone has a miraculous birth, it doesn’t necessarily follow that he is Divine.Hi!
(…and yet…)
- Muslims only believe that the Lord was a great ‘prophet’.
(…?!!..)
- They believe He was born of a virgin.
- how can He be born as a prophet and not be Divine, yet also be born to a Virgin, as to be born to a Virgin one would have to be Divine.
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friardchips
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Hi. Indeed it does. If the most perfect way is sought. Which it was! Enjoy your day!
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noorez
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youtu.be/SC4u_pm_2Wk
Thought I might drop this in for interest sake since a Muslim perspective was mentioned. (The video actually offers 4 perspectives).
Thought I might drop this in for interest sake since a Muslim perspective was mentioned. (The video actually offers 4 perspectives).
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jimkhong
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Muslims follow the Quran with a more-or-less literal understanding. The Quran holds that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus. In fact, the story of the Annunciation is also told in the Quran more-or-less in the same fashion as in the Bible, together with a few lines of the Magnificat. Despite the obviously supernatural birth, they do not hold Jesus to be divine.
Mary is mentioned more often in the Quran than in the Bible and is the only woman named in the Quran, which tells much of Mary’s childhood including the names of her parents. Non-Muslim scholars would note the parallels with the non-Biblical (heretical) Protoevengelium of James, from which we believe much of the Quran’s references to Mary and Jesus derived.
Mary is honoured in the Muslim world as Maryam and many places associated with her are regularly visited by Muslims, though of course not on par as the pilgrimage to Mecca. I remember in the 80’s when there were reports of apparitions of Mary in a Coptic church in Egypt, many Muslims turned up as well.
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Reuben_J
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Just saw this.
This is interesting - comparing Jesus and Adam.
According to the Bible, Adam was created by God from dust. Jesus on the other hand was not created but born of virgin Mary.
What is obvious, as far as the Bible narrative is concerned, that Adam was indeed a creation. As for Jesus, it was not that straight forward that he was a creation, being born into a virgin, which is against human nature, for a person born must have a human father.
The common denominator on both Adam and Jesus is their miraculous origin but while Adam is straight forward case being a created human being, Jesus’s case is more complicated that may need in depth explanation.
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KathleenGee
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The homily at Mass today, Saturday, Mary’s day, was that only the divine is born of a Virgin.
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HungerNThirst4R
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I suggest reading surah 19
. I do know that what Catholics believe about the Immaculate Conception of Mary from Tradition is more or less out right stated in the Quran as a previous poster mentioned.
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arthra
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The Annunciation is clearly stated in the Qur’an:
Surih 3 (Al i Imran)
From Qur’an Surih 19:
*And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
23 And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
24 Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
25 And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
26 So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
27 Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. *
Surih 3 (Al i Imran)
- *Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee; chosen thee above the women of all nations.
- “O Mary! worship thy Lord devoutly; prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down.”
- This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Prophet!) by inspiration; thou wast not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary; nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point).
- Behold! the angels said "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah.
- “He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity, and he shall be (of the company) of the righteous.”
- She said: “O my Lord! how shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?” He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth; when He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it ‘Be’, and it is!
From Qur’an Surih 19:
*And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
23 And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
24 Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
25 And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
26 So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
27 Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. *
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KathleenGee
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There is more written about Mary in the Quoran than Christ.
I saw two pictures. One was a member of ISIS gleefully hammering a statue of Mary into pieces. In another, I saw a member of Hezbollah tenderly carrying a statue of Mary with a sense of protection and honor.
I saw two pictures. One was a member of ISIS gleefully hammering a statue of Mary into pieces. In another, I saw a member of Hezbollah tenderly carrying a statue of Mary with a sense of protection and honor.
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