Mary (مريم Marīam in Arabic) the mother of Jesus (Isa) is considered one of the most righteous women in the Islamic tradition. She is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament and is also the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran. According to the Quran Isa was born miraculously by the will of God without a father. His mother is regarded as a chaste and virtuous woman and is said to have been a virgin.
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birth place
Jerusalem
death place
Jerusalem
major shrine
Kidron Valley, Tomb of the Virgin Mary
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Virgin The Purified The Exalted Mother of Isa Keeper of Chastity Mystic Female Exemplar Maternal Heroine Queen of the Saints, Sai'ma Mustafia Rāki’ah Sājidah Qānitah Siddiqah Tāhirah
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