These verses of the Koran makes these claims, not consistent with the Bible.
- ‘Imran is the name given to Mary’s father (no name given in the Bible)
- Zachariah is Mary’s legal guardian.
- Allah miraculously fed Mary food.
- Zachariah and his wife Elizabeth gave birth to a son named John.
- Elizabeth is revealed as Mary’s cousin.
- Both Mary and Elizabeth are pregnant at the same time with children promised to them by God.
- An angel came to Mary to announce the birth of a son.
- Mary would give birth to a son named Jesus, the Messiah.
- Mary will give birth even though she is a virgin.
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. 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. She said: “I seek refuge from thee to ((Allah)) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah.” He said: “Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son. She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?” 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.” So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. 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!” But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): “Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; “And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. “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 not talk with any human being’” 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! “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!” But she pointed to the babe. They said: “How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?” He said: “I am indeed a servant of Allah. He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; “And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; “(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; “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)”! Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
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.These verses of the Koran makes these claims, not consistent with the Bible.
- Mary withdrew to the East to receive the announcement. The Bible says the angel Gabriel came to her in Nazareth, the town of Galilee. Her hometown.
- Mary feels child birth pains under a palm tree. God drops dates on her lap to soothe the pain.
- It's not clear where the baby is born. The Bible places Mary in Bethlehem for the birth (Luke 2).
- Mary brings the Christ child to her hometown. The town is excited and amazed. Jewish tradition would say that anyone who gives birth outside of marriage would be shunned. The Bible says nothing directly about this time.
- Mary asks the Christ child to speak and he does. The Bible never quotes Jesus until the age of twelve.
- An angel came to Mary to announce the birth of a son.
- Mary will give birth to a child even though she is a virgin.
- Jesus came as a sign and a vision of Mercy among men.