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The Prophets, Their Lives and Their Stories: Jesus The Son of Mary: The Pregnancy of Mary With Jesus And His Birth (PUT)

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This is an Islamic religious commentary (tafsir) on the Quranic account of the Annunciation and birth of Jesus, drawing primarily from Surah Maryam and Surah Āl-ʿImrān. It narrates how the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary in human form, announced that she would conceive a son by divine will alone, and how she subsequently gave birth beneath a dry palm tree in Bethlehem, which miraculously bore fruit to sustain her. The text reconciles apparent differences between the two Quranic passages — one depicting a single angel, the other a group — by arguing both are true and complementary, with Gabriel blowing into her garment as the mechanism of conception. The commentary engages briefly with scholarly disagreements about the duration of Mary's pregnancy, ultimately favoring a normal gestational period over more miraculous compressed accounts. A notably distinctive emphasis is the text's extended defense of the virgin birth as no more extraordinary than ordinary biological creation, arguing that those who believe in God should find the miracle unremarkable compared to the general wonder of existence. The piece closes with attention to Jesus speaking from the cradle to vindicate Mary before her accusers, framing the entire narrative as a demonstration of divine mercy and providential protection of a chosen woman.

The Prophets, Their Lives and Their Stories: Jesus The Son of Mary: The Pregnancy of Mary With Jesus And His Birth (PUT)

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