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2) The Son Of Mary (إبن مريم)
This title of Christ appears 23 times in the Qur'an. It reveals to us that his father's name was unknown when he was born. Also the Qur'an confirms frequently that the Virgin Mary remained without blame and was not touched by a man. Her Son was born of the spirit of Allah, as the Almighty said,
"We breathed into her of our spirit!" (Sura al-Anbiya' 21:91; see also Sura al-Tahrim 66:12)
فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ رُوحِنَا. (سُورَة الأَنْبِيَاء ٢١ : ٩١)
The Son of Mary can be considered to be born by the spirit of Allah, therefore he is the "spiritual son" of the Most High.
Qur'anic references to the Son of Mary: Suras al-Baqara 2:87, 253; -- Al 'Imran 3:45; -- al-Nisa' 4:157, 171; -- al-Ma'ida 5:17, 46, 72-78, 110-116; -- al-Tawba 9:31; -- Maryam 19:34; -- al-Mu'minun 23:50; -- al-Ahzab 33:7, 61; -- al-Saff 61:6, 14.