Abdur Raheem Green delivers a comprehensive lecture on Mary, the mother of Jesus, from the Islamic perspective, drawing from Surah Maryam (Chapter 19 of the Quran) to establish that the essential teaching of every prophet was pure monotheism: the Creator is unique, distinct from creation, and must never be compared to or confused with any created being.
Jesus the Son of Mary, Not the Son of God
The Quran is emphatic: Jesus is the son of Mary, not the son of God. The concept of God having children comes from pagan traditions, not from divine revelation. Greek mythology had Zeus fathering Hercules, Roman emperors claimed divine parentage, and Egyptian Pharaohs declared themselves gods. This blurring of the line between Creator and creation is the essence of paganism, and it is exactly what every true prophet came to correct.
“In Hosea, God says: ‘I am God, not man.’ He is not weak, not fallible, cannot be killed, does not lie, and is not subjected to the same limitations as a human being. This is the teaching of all the prophets.” — Abdur Raheem Green
What the Quran Says About Mary and Jesus
- Jesus spoke from the cradle declaring: “I am the slave of God. He gave me the Book and made me a prophet”
- Jesus said: “Indeed God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path”
- The Quran states it is not befitting for God to take a son; when He decrees something, He simply says “Be” and it is
- If Allah loves you, He will train you through hardship to bring you closer to Him, just as an elite athlete is trained through pain
The Message Every Prophet Brought
“Peace is on me the day I was born, and the day I will die, and the day I am raised alive. He is going to die. God does not die. He is subject to the power of God. That is Jesus, the son of Mary.” — Quran, Surah Maryam
The story of Mary and Jesus in the Quran is one of the most beautiful passages in all of scripture. It establishes Mary’s purity, Jesus’s miraculous birth, and his role as a prophet and servant of Allah, not as God or the son of God. Read Surah Maryam for yourself and discover the truth about Jesus that over 1.8 billion Muslims already know and love.
