Can one prove that Jesus (as) was born without a father?

Not with a proof that anyone can check. The origin of a child born two thousand years ago can no longer be established. Only God can be the witness here, and the Holy Qur’an confirms Mary’s chastity and the special birth of Jesus (as).

Nobody’s parentage can be proven by logic alone. Today a DNA test can help if mother and child are still alive. For a child born two thousand years ago, that possibility no longer exists.

Nor will a sceptic be convinced by the argument that God can give a child even to a barren woman, or that others in history are said to have been born without a father. There are many such claims, and we do not believe them either. Human testimony is unreliable in this matter, because no one can testify with certainty to what did or did not happen between two people. The only one who can truly be a witness here is God.

This is exactly why the testimony of the Holy Qur’an is so remarkable. It is the only holy scripture outside Christianity that confirms that Mary was chaste and that Jesus (as) was not born of an unlawful relationship. A prophet in Arabia had no personal reason to defend Mary’s honour while others regarded her child as illegitimate.

There is one difference, though. The Holy Qur’an does not say that God was the physical father of Jesus (as). There is nothing in common between God and a human being that could make such a thing possible. The birth was a special act of creation in Mary’s womb, just as Adam was created, as the verse above says. For God, who created everything, this is not difficult.

Someone who believes in God can accept this testimony. To someone who does not believe in God, however, the birth without a father cannot be proven. With such a person it is more honest to explain what this belief rests on than to promise a proof that does not exist.