Virgin Birth Of Jesus AS
The Quran is very much clear that Maryam was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus. The mention of ancestors (6:87) is a style used almost in every language. Grandfathers are also fathers though not actual fathers. So just like others Isa did came from a line of forefathers, it does not affirm that he had a biological father too. Maryam got pregnant through the blow of the angel. when she was about to give birth to the child she wished to die out of shame she had of face later. when she carried Jesus to her people they accused her of adultery. She did not say that the child did have a father so don’t blame her, rather she pointed at the child and he spoke to acquit her mother with his miraculous speech. This is only Isa who is mentioned with the name of her mother Isa Ibn Maryam to affirm that he did not have a father. General rule does not apply here. The verse 6:101 is for general law prevails in the world, while Jesus’ birth was a miracle. Miracles have their own functionality in the grand scheme of God. We need to differentiate between the two when studying the Quran. God is not bound to his general physical laws. Miracle happens only when God breaks His general law for Ittimam-e-Hujjat. Isa came as a sign of the day of judgement as mentioned in the Quran 43:61 وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُونِ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ That is why not only he showed miracles in abundance but his being too was a miracle.
Aal-e-Imran – 3:59 Arabic إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ This would mean that isa عليه السلام was first created- then it was said to him ‘be’. Shouldn’t the ‘be’ command come first?
Couldn’t it refer to isa عليه السلام who was already created? Because of this too: Aal-e-Imran – 3:59 Arabic إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ This would mean that isa عليه السلام was first created- then it was said to him ‘be’. Shouldn’t the ‘be’ command come first?