Mary and her Son JESUS

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	When Mary showed the baby to her people, they said that this was truly an amazing thing that had happened. The newly born baby (Jesus) replied to the people is shown in the following verses: "At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: 'O Mary! Truly an amazing thing has thou brought! 0 sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil nor thy mother a woman unchaste!' But she pointed to the babe. They said:’ How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?' He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah. He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; and hath made me blessed whosesoever I be, and hath enjoined on me prayer and charity so long as I live. (He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable. So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and-the day that I shall-be-raised alive." (Qur-an, 19:27-33)

	Even though Mary is the mother of Jesus and occupies the highest position among women, neither Mary nor Jesus has any divine attributes. The Noble Qur-an makes this clear in the following verses: "They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. "But said Christ: "O children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. "Whoever joins other gods with Allah, Allah will forbid him the garden and the fire will be his abode. There will be for the wrongdoers no one to help. They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a trinity: For there is no God except one God (Allah). If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers- among them. Why turn they not to Allah and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. Christ, the son of Mary, was no more than an apostle. Many were the apostles that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah cloth makes His Signs clear to them. Yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth! Say: "Will ye worship besides Allah something which hath no power either to harm or benefit you? But Allah, He it is that heareth and knoweth all things." Say: "O people of the Book! Exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper) trespassing beyond the truth nor following the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by, who misled many and strayed (themselves) from the even way." (Qur-an, 5:72-77)

	Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) was born miraculously through the same power which had brought, Adam (Peace Be Upon Him) into being who had no father and mother: "Truly, the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He (God) created him of dust, and then said to him, "be!" and he was." (Qur-an, 3:59) "Say: He is Allah the One and Only; Allah the Eternal, the Absolute, He begetteth none nor is He begotten; and thee is none like unto Him." (Qur-an, 112)
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