Surah 3:42
"And (remember) when the angels said, ‘Mary! Surely God has chosen you and purified you, and He has chosen you over all other women."
Annunciation to Mary
Supporting Verses
Surah 3:43 → "Mary! Be obedient to your Lord, and prostrate yourself and bow with the ones who bow.’"
Surah 3:45 → "When the angels said, ‘Mary! Surely God gives you good news of a word from Him: his name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, eminent in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near."
Opposing Verses
Surah 19:17 → "and took a veil apart from them, We sent to her Our spirit, and it took for her the form of a human being exactly."
Surah 19:18 → "She said, ‘Surely I take refuge with the Merciful from you, if you are one who guards (yourself).’"
Does the Quran state that multiple angels or a single spirit appeared to Mary? Some verses indicate that angels (plural) spoke to her, while another verse states that God sent a single spirit, who took the form of a human being, to deliver the news.