Virgin, Mother and Friend of God

An entire surah of the Qur?an bears her name. She is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur?an indeed; her name appears more frequently than that of either Muhammad or Jesus. From the earliest times to the present day, Mary has continued to be held in high regard by Christians and Muslims alike. And yet Mary has also been the cause of much rancour and tension between these two world religions. In this groundbreaking study, Muna Tatari and Klaus von Stosch painstakingly reconstruct the pict ...