Editing Jesus in Islam (section)

=== Annunciation ===
{{See also|Annunciation}}
[[File:The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries - Annunciation.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Annunciation]], from ''[[The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries]]'', copied in 1307]]

Islamic exegesis affirms the virginal birth of Jesus – similarly to the Gospel account and occurring in [[Bethlehem]].{{sfn|Watt|2013|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_qxlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 19]}} The narrative of the virgin birth opens with an announcement to Mary by the angel [[Gabriel]] while Mary is being raised in the [[Second Temple|Temple]] after having been pledged to God by her mother. Gabriel states she is honored over all women of all nations and has brought her glad tidings of a pure son.{{sfn|Khalidi|2001|p=[https://archive.org/details/muslimjesussayin00/page/51 51]–94}}

Gabriel declares the son is to be named Jesus, the Messiah, proclaiming he will be called a great prophet. Mary, asking how she could conceive and have a child when no man had touched her, was answered by the angel that God can decree what he wills, and that it shall come to pass.{{sfn|Leirvik|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=IEUdCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA58 58]}}

The narrative from the Quran continues with Mary, overcome by the pains of childbirth, being provided with a stream of water under her feet from which she could drink, and with a palm tree which she could shake so ripe dates would fall and be enjoyed. After giving birth, Mary carries the baby Jesus back to the temple and is asked by the temple elders about the child. Having been commanded by Gabriel to a vow of silence, she points to the infant Jesus and the infant proclaims:

{{blockquote|˹Jesus˺ declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.<br>
He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live,<br>
and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.<br>
Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!”|{{qref|19|30-33|c=y}}{{sfn|Watt|2013|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_qxlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 31]}}}}

Jesus speaking from the cradle is one of six miracles attributed to him in the Quran, an account which is also found in the [[Syriac Infancy Gospel]], a sixth-century work.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Zebiri|first= Kate|date= March 2000|title=Contemporary Muslim Understanding of the Miracles of Jesus|journal=The Muslim World|volume= 90 |issue=1–2|pages= 71–90|doi=10.1111/j.1478-1913.2000.tb03682.x}}</ref>{{sfn|Leirvik|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=IEUdCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 34]}} According to various [[hadith]]s, Jesus and Mary did not cry at birth.{{sfn|Glassé|2001|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=focLrox-frUC&pg=PA240 239]}}