In the Qur’anic narratives...

In the Qur’anic narratives, Mary is described as a chosen, pure woman, elevated above all other women (Qur’an 3:42), and narrates the moment when an angel brings Lady Maryam glad tidings of a son conceived miraculously [6] , emphasizing that no man touched her, and the birth was through divine decree (Qur’an 19:16-22). According to exegetes of the Qur’an, God provided summer fruits for Maryam during winters and winter fruits during summers [7] .

In addition, both the Sunni and Shiite hadiths mentioned Lady Maryam as one of the four superior women of Heaven along with Fatima al-Zahra, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, and Asiyah [8] . Jesus was born without a father, and…