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In memory of your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zechariah.
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He called to his Lord in secret
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and said: “O my Lord! My bones have weakened and my head has been lit up with grey, but in my prayers to You, o my Lord, I’ve never been unsuccessful.
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I’m worried about the fate of my relatives after I pass away. Although my wife is barren, give me a heir from Yourself.
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Make him my heir and the heir of the House of Jacob, and make him, o my Lord, agreeable [to You].”
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— O Zechariah! We are announcing to you [the birth] of your son John, the first one We are calling by this name.
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[Zechariah] said: “O my Lord! How can I have a son if my wife is barren, and I’ve reached old age?”
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[The Spirit] said: “It will be as your Lord has announced: — Easy it is for Me! Indeed, you were nothing before I created you!”
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[Zechariah] said: “O my Lord! Give me a Sign!” [God] said: — Your Sign is that, while not being mute, you will not speak to the people for three nights.
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Coming out to his people from the sanctuary, [Zechariah] enjoined them by signs to glorify [God] mornings and evenings.
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— O John! Hold fast to the Scripture! From childhood We granted him Wisdom,
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compassion from Us, and purity. He was devout,
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kind to his parents, and not oppressive or rebellious.
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Let peace be on him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the Day he is raised!
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Mention Mary in the Scripture. She left her family for a place in the east
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and retired from them behind a curtain. We sent her Our Spirit, [who] came to her in the full guise of a person.
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[Mary] said: “If you aren’t God-fearing, I’ll find refuge from you with the Compassionate.”
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[The Spirit] said: “I’m your Lord’s Envoy — He bestows upon you a pure son.”
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She said: “How can I have a son if no man has ever touched me, and I’m not unchaste?”
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Then [the Spirit] announced: “Your Lord has said: — Easy it is for Me! We will make him a Sign for the people and a mercy from Us. Let it be so!”
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She carried a child and retired with him to a remote place.
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The pains brought her to the trunk of a palm-tree. She said: “Oh! Why haven’t I died before, forsaken and forgotten!”
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A voice [was heard] from under her: “Don’t grieve! Your Lord has run a stream beneath you,
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and [if] you shake the palm-tree that stands over you, you’ll be showered with fresh ripe [fruit].
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Eat, drink, and freshen your eyes. And if you see someone, say: ‘I’ve vowed to fast to the Compassionate and today I won’t speak to anyone.’”
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When she returned to her family, they told her: “O Mary! What happened to you is a thing unheard of!
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O sister of Aaron! Your father was not a wicked man and your mother was not unchaste!”
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And when she pointed to [her son], they said: “How can we talk to a child who is still in his cradle?”
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[The child] said: “I am a servant of God. He gave me a Scripture and made me a Prophet.
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