Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The Virgin Birth Refutes Islam

The account of the Virgin Birth in the Quran is obviously based on the account in the Bible:

Quran:
She (Mary) said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" Surah 3:47a

Bible:
34Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"  Luke 1:34

However, look at the response of the angel in the Bible:

35The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35

The Biblical account explains the Virgin Birth as accomplished by the Holy Spirit and resulting in a Child, Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God--thus both the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ are God, God the Holy Spirit and God the Son, respectively.

After the account of the Virgin Birth in the Gospel of Matthew, he says:

22Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
23"BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." Matt 1:22-23

Jesus Christ is "God with us"

Thus Surah 3:47 cannot be accepted without rejecting these three verses (and many other Quranic verses):
1. Say: Praise be to Allah, who begets no son Surah 17:111 - Jesus Christ is the Son of God
2. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease! Surah 4:171 - Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are God
3. They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary" Surah 5:72 Jesus Christ is God and the son of Mary.

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