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Mary Magdalene, The Figure Around Crucial Divergences.. by GentleMoney: 10:39pm On Feb 11, 2018

..Mary Magdalene is named in the Bible and is one of the most frequently depicted saints in Catholic history. Her relics have been dispersed across Europe, and monasteries dedicated to her name have shaped pilgrimage routes and trade networks.

Artistic depictions of her lead to her rise as the favourite female saint of the Middle Ages, and her role as an intercessor lead the famous poets of Europe to call on her for forgiveness. And yet, a simple glance into the realm of Islam and Mary Magdalene vanishes.

There is not a single mention of Mary Magdalene in any of Islam's accepted literature. Given how much of orthodox Islam continues from mainstream Christianity, how can there be no evidence whatsoever of Mary Magdalene's significance from the Muslim perspective?

In order to understand her absence, we must first look to the Islamic construction of Jesus as a man and a prophet, as well as orthodox interpretations of the crucifixion, the resurrection, attitudes towards ascetic practices, attitudes towards repentance and salvation, and the problem of intercession.

Jesus, Prophet of Islam
Considering that Mary Magdalene's close proximity to Jesus is what warrants her edification and sainthood in Christianity, Jesus' construction in Islam demands closer observation to understand her absence.

Jesus is mentioned fifty-nine times in the Qur'an, significantly more than Muhammad who is mentioned only five times.
In these mentions, Jesus is removed of all divinity and claims of being the son of God.

Indeed, he is stripped down to his humanity: a mere messenger in a long line of messengers imploring people to worship one God alone.
Jesus is considered, by Muslims, to be a prophet of God, the word of God, and the Messiah. It should be noted that while Muslims respect and love Jesus, he is not regarded as a singular unique event in history. Rather, he is perceived to have been sent at his particular time for his people with the same message as those that came before him: strict monotheism.

According to the hadith, prophecies are relayed about Jesus' return to earth as a sign of the End of Days and in order to defeat the dajjal (antichrist), “break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizya (taxes)”. As well, his proximity to the Prophet Muhammad is noted.

In the Christian tradition, there has been much debate and speculation about the nature of Magdalene's relationship to Jesus – particularly as to whether or not it was sexual or marital.
This issue has come to the fore recently as popular cultural texts have been produced in the last decade that use The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Pistis Sophia, and The Gospel of Mary as evidence that Magdalene was the lover of Christ, in part accounting for the suppression of these Gnostic texts.

The reasons for their suppression are numerous. The issue of a marital relationship for Christ has been an ongoing debate among Christians since at least the third century after his death..
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Re: Mary Magdalene, The Figure Around Crucial Divergences.. by GentleMoney: 2:06pm On Feb 23, 2018
Re: Mary Magdalene, The Figure Around Crucial Divergences.. by EazyMoh(m): 3:37pm On Feb 23, 2018
Why do you to mention Prophet Isah's (PBUH) connection to Islam while writing about Mary Magdalene? I see no connection.
Re: Mary Magdalene, The Figure Around Crucial Divergences.. by GentleMoney: 10:00pm On Sep 29, 2018

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