The story of the birth of Prophet Isa (Jesus) - in the Quran

The story of the birth of Prophet Isa (Jesus) in the Quran is mentioned in several verses. According to the Quran, Prophet Isa was born to the Virgin Maryam (Mary) through the miraculous intervention of Allah. The story is described in Chapter 3, verses 45-47:

"Behold! The angels said: 'O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Isa, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous.' She said: 'O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: 'Even so: Allah creates what He wills: When He has decreed a Plan, He but says to it, "Be," and it is!'"

The Quran also describes the events surrounding the birth of Prophet Isa in Chapter 19, verses 16-35, including how Maryam retreated to a secluded place and gave birth to Isa alone, and how Allah provided for her and her newborn son during this time.

Chapter 19, verses 16-35:

Verse 16:

"Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East."

Verse 17:

"She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects."

Verse 18:

"She said: "I seek refuge from you to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."

Verse 19:

"He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son."

Verse 20:

"She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?"

Verse 21:

"He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us':It is a matter (so) decreed."

Verse 22:

"So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place."

Verse 23:

"And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm-tree: she cried (in her anguish): 'Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!'"

Verse 24:

"But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): 'Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;'"

Verse 25:

"'And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.'"

Verse 26:

"'So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost see any man, say, "I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this day will I enter into no talk with any human being.'"

Verse 27:

"At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: 'O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!'"

Verse 28:

"'O sister of Aaron! thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!'"

Verse 29:

"But she pointed to the babe. They said: 'How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?'"

Verse 30:

"He said: 'I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;"

Verse 31:

"'And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;"

Verse 32:

"'(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable;"

Verse 33:

"'So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!'"

Verse 34:

"Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute."

Verse 35:

"It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, 'Be', and it is."

The story of the Prophet Eesa (Jesus) and his birth is mentioned in several chapters of the Quran, including Chapter 3 (Surah Al Imran), Chapter 19 (Surah Maryam), and Chapter 5 (Surah Al-Maidah). According to the Quranic account, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and informed her that she would bear a child named Eesa through a miraculous conception. Eesa was born and performed many miracles, such as healing the sick and raising the dead, and was given the Gospel as a divine scripture to guide his people.