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58 Prophet Jesus (pbuh): A Prophet, Not A Son, of God
and I am not an unchaste woman?" He [Gabriel] said: "It will be so.
Your Lord says: 'That is easy foor Me. It is so that We can make him a
Sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.' It is a matter alreadyy decreed."
So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a distant place. (Surah
Maryam: 20-22)
As can be seen from the clear language in this verse, Prophet Jesus
(pbuh) came into the world by means of a creation outside the known
causes, without a father. Before he was born, God had the angels inform
Mary of many his attributes and that He was sending him as a blessing to
his people:
He e [Gabriel] said: "I am only your Lord's messenger so that He can give
you a pure son" ... We can makke him a Sign for humanity and a mercy
from Us." (Surah Maryam: 19-21)
This miraculous creation is one of the so-called proofs for belief in
the trinity. Although the extraordinary nature of this birth is plain to
see, the birth of Prophet John (pbuh) was also
miraculous. His father, Prophet Zachariah
(pbuh), had prayed for an inheritor with
the following words: