​As concerns Mary, the Quran says: “She guarded her chastity."

As concerns Mary, the Quran says: “She guarded her chastity.” Then, speaking of both her and her son, it says: “And We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.” The honor accorded to Mary in Islam is linked to her chastity and faith, while the birth of Jesus is a sign that transcends both time and place.

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She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched ."

She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?" He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"

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The Quran does not conceal Mary’s moment of weakness."

The Quran does not conceal Mary’s moment of weakness. When the pains of childbirth came upon her, she cried out: “Oh, I wish I had died before this!” Then the call came to her: “Do not grieve.” Even a woman chosen by Allah experienced a moment she felt was unbearable.

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And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary],"

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

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So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak."

So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?" [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.

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When Mary saw a strange man standing before her,"

When Mary saw a strange man standing before her, her first words were: “I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you.” She did not know that the visitor brought a message from Allah and the good tidings of a pure son. A moment of fear that would become the beginning of one of the most famous stories of faith in history.

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In another part of the Quran, Mary’s character is summed ."

In another part of the Quran, Mary’s character is summed up in a few words: chaste, a believer in the words of her Lord and His Books, and among the devoutly obedient. “And she believed in the words of her Lord and His Books.” Perhaps this is why the Quran does not merely mention Mary, but has made of her a model of faith

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​As concerns Mary, the Quran says: “She guarded her chastity."