The Muslim Understanding of Mary (a.s.) Being Married
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ In the Christian tradition, it is the majority position that the Virgin Mary ( a.s. ), the mother of Jesus ( a.s. ) was married to Joseph the carpenter. In Islam, we reject that claim. The Qur’an not only does not support the claim of her marriage, it also denies that Mary ( a.s. ) had further children. Essentially, she remained a virgin. The Gospels state Mary ( a.s. ) was betrothed to Joseph the carpenter: Matthew 1:18 18 And this was the manner of Christ’s birth. His mother, Mary, was espoused to Joseph, but they had not yet come together, when she was found to be with child, by the Power of the Holy Ghost. 18 Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου. 18 Christi autem generatio sic erat: cum esset desponsata mater ejus Maria Joseph, antequam convenirent inv...