Yes, Islam affirms that Mary (Maryam), the mother of Jesus (Isa), was a virgin when she miraculously conceived and gave birth to him, viewing it as a sign of God's power and Jesus's special status as a prophet, with the Quran detailing her chastity, divine protection, and her role as a devout woman chosen by God.
According to mainstream Christian tradition, particularly Catholic and Orthodox beliefs, Mary and Joseph never had sexual relations, with Mary remaining a virgin her entire life (Perpetual Virginity), viewing their marriage as a special, unconsummated union dedicated to raising Jesus, though some modern views question this. The Bible in Matthew 1:25 mentions Joseph "knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son," which is interpreted differently, but generally emphasizes the miraculous conception and doesn't necessarily imply future intimacy.
In Islam, we believe that Virgin Mary (known in Islam as Mariam/Maryam) conceived Jesus miraculously without any human intervention. We also believe that Mary remained single and virgin throughout her life; hence did not have any children other th…
The second was that she became pregnant without a man, so in this regard, she was chosen over all other women in the world. The Quran narrates the virgin birth of Jesus numerous times. In Surah Maryam, verses (ayat) 17–21, the annunciation is given, followed by the virgin birth in due course.
The Quran emphasizes Jesus as a prophet, unique in creation, born out of a virgin, and messenger from God. He is usually referred to as Īsā ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary), al-Masih ibn Maryam (The Christ son of Mary), al-Masīḥ – and a few times in 23:50 and 43:57 as Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary).
Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, had one wife, Mary, according to the canonical Bible, though some traditions (especially Orthodox) suggest he was an older widower with children from a prior marriage to explain Jesus' "brothers," a theory arising from apocryphal texts like the Protoevangelium of James to uphold Mary's perpetual virginity.
Joseph, son of Jacob, had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, born to him by his wife Asenath in Egypt, as described in the book of Genesis, making him the father of these two grandsons of Jacob.
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam (the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses). It is notably the name of Mary the mother of Jesus.
Aisha was the only virgin he married. The majority of traditional sources state that Aisha was betrothed to Muhammad at the age of six and consummated at the age of nine or ten with Muhammad, then 53, in Medina.
Later (in 649), the Council of Lateran clarified Mary bore Jesus “without any detriment to her virginity, which remained inviolate even after his birth.” That Council also declared, in no uncertain terms, “If anyone does not, according to the holy Fathers, confess truly and properly that holy Mary, ever virgin and ...
The naked truth
First, all four New Testament gospels record he was stripped of his clothing at the cross. John includes the detail that Jesus was stripped not only of his outer garment but also his undergarment – his chiton, or tunic. There is no mention of a loincloth in any of these accounts.
Mary was making memories. She was collecting a sort of mental scrapbook. The other key word in this verse is the word, “pondered.” The Greek word means “to throw thoughts together; mull over, draw conclusions, consider, confer mentally.” Another definition for ponder is to wonder at a deep level.
All who saw [Juwayriya] were stunned by her exceptional beauty. Brought up as she had been in one of the foremost families of the time, she was not only beautiful but graceful, elegant, and eloquent. When Muhammad's wife 'Aisha first saw her it is said she exclaimed that Juwayriyah was "as beautiful as a fairy".
The four greatest women of Jannah (Paradise) in Islam, as mentioned in a Hadith, are Maryam bint Imran (Mary, mother of Jesus), Asiyah bint Muzahim (wife of Pharaoh), Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (first wife of Prophet Muhammad), and Fatimah bint Muhammad (daughter of Prophet Muhammad), serving as supreme role models for their exceptional faith, sacrifice, purity, and strength in trials, demonstrating that circumstances don't define one's spiritual rank, say sources like Muslim Women Australia and Muslim.Sg.
Jews accept Mary as just another Jewish mother of just another Jewish son, who could have been the Messiah - but wasn't, as far as they're concerned. Generally they have no interest in Mary - or rather in Miriam. (The Hebrew name Miriam became Maria in Latin and Mary in English.)
The only woman explicitly named in the Quran is Maryam (Mary), mother of the Prophet Jesus (Isa), who holds a uniquely honored status, mentioned seventy times and with an entire chapter (Surah Maryam) named after her, recognized as the greatest woman to have lived.
The Bible doesn't say how long Mary lived after Jesus died, but Christian tradition suggests she lived for several years, with some sources mentioning 11 years (dying around 41 AD), while visions describe longer periods, placing her death between 13 and 14 years after the Ascension, often with her assumed bodily into heaven. She stayed with the apostles after Pentecost and likely lived with St. John in Ephesus or Jerusalem.
God interrupts Joseph's honorable plans to divorce Mary, and tells him through an angel in a dream not to fear taking her as a wife and that the child is from God. Jesus will fulfill Isaiah's prophecy that Immanuel, ''God with us,'' will be born to a virgin. Joseph obeys, demonstrating his faith in God.
The phrase "the sons of God married the daughters of men" from Genesis 6 describes a mysterious event before the Flood where divine-related beings or godly men intermarried with ordinary women, producing giant, renowned offspring called Nephilim, with major interpretations seeing them as fallen angels or the godly Sethite line marrying the ungodly Cainite line, leading to widespread corruption that prompted God's judgment. This passage is famous for its ambiguity, leading to varied interpretations about the identity of the "sons of God" and the nature of their unions, notes Christian Antiquity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_God - Wikipedia and CupstoCrowns https://www.cupstocrowns.com/blog/genesis-6-sons-daughters-giants - CupstoCrowns.
So when Zaid totally lost interest in ˹keeping˺ his wife, We gave her to you in marriage, so that there would be no blame on the believers for marrying the ex-wives of their adopted sons after their divorce. And Allah's command is totally binding.” (Quran 33:37).