have a child and vowed, if her prayer was accepted, that her child (whom she initially thought would be male) would be dedicated to the service of God (a direct parallel to the Old Testament Hannah, whose mothering of the judge and prophet Samuel followed an identical storyline). She prayed for her child to remain protected from Satan (Shayṭān) and Muslim tradition records a hadith, which states that the only children born without the "touch of Satan", were Mary and Jesus. See also Maria Bambina Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ettu Nombu Monti Fest References Notes Citations Sources External links Nativitatis Beatae Mariae Virginis Angelic apparitions Catholic holy days Eastern Orthodox liturgical days Marian feast days September observances