Re: Spinoff from Interfaith Dialogue - Salvation and the nature of Sin
As far as I understand, there is no specific major reason in Islam WHY Jesus HAD to be born of a virgin. In Christianity, there is a definite reason.
Jesus was born not of man so that the sin could not be carried over. Jesus' virgin birth has therefor a VERY high importance in Christianity. If Jesus was NOT born from a virgin, and from the seed of man, Christianity would still be waiting for the Messiah and we would consider Jesus just another prophet same as countless others.
Wrong. There is a reason for the virgin birth in Islam. That its simply God's miracle. Everyone keeps asking for signs from God, and so He gave you a sign. Take it to mean what you'd like. To me, it simply means there is a God, because only God can defy the very basics of science. Because He created science.