In this episode Al Fadi and Sam Shamoun take a look at the immaculate and miraculous of conception of Jesus (Isa) in the Quran.

Beginning with Surah 3 Ayat 47 (chapter 3 verse 47) going on to Surah 19 Ayat 16-21 (chapter 19 verses 16-21), Sam unpacks both these passages in the Quran to show that much of what is said is in agreement with the Bible.

However, Sam focuses on a key phrase that appears in both passages which is when Mary says “How will I have a child when no man has touched me?”

In these passages, Allah makes it very clear that he is not obstructed in being able to give Mary a child, as quoted in Surah 19 Ayat 16-21 (chapter 19 verses 16-21) “Easy is that for me”.

However, in Surah 6 Ayat 101 (chapter 6 verse 101), It says how could Allah have a son without a companion?

So why can Mary conceive a child through a virgin birth, but Allah cannot have a son unless it is through a sexual union with a companion?