Do Muslims really believe in Mary?
Believe it or not, the Koran actually contains the story of the Annunciation9 [9] complete with the message delivered by the Angel Gabriel. The Koran says plainly that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, and that he had no human father. It even says that she was sinless. There is, in fact, a whole chapter (called a sura) entitled Mary. Muslims are bound to honor Mary10 [10] to a great degreethey fall short, however, because they reject the Divinity of Jesus, which deprives her of the dignity of Mother of God. As an example of honor Muslims have given her, there is on record that when our Ladys Pilgrim Statue was first making its rounds, the Muslims of Africa and India received her with enthusiasm.11 [11] It is speculated that the Muslims conversion will in fact come through our Lady. What is the Koran? The Koran (sometimes rendered Al-Koran or Quran) is the holy bible of Islam. Quran literally means recitation. It was supposedly written by Muhammed over the course of 22 yea
