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This is the story of the blessing of your Lord to His servant Zachariah.
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When he quietly called his Lord
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and said, "My Lord, my bones have become feeble and my hair has turned white with age. Yet I have never been deprived in receiving from You the answer to my prayers.
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I am afraid of what my kinsmen will do after (my death) and my wife is barren. Lord, grant me a son
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who will be my heir and the heir of the family of Jacob. Lord, make him a person who will please you".
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We answered his prayers with the glad news of the birth of a son by the name of John and told him, "We have never given such a name to anyone else."
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He said, "Lord, how can I have a son? My wife is barren and I have reached an extremely old age".
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(The angel) said, "This is true, but your Lord says, 'For Me it is easy; I created you when you did not exist".
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Zachariah asked, " Lord, show me evidence (if this is a heavenly news)." The Lord said, "The evidence for it is that you must not speak (to any mortal) though you are in good health for three nights (and days)."
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Zachariah came out to his people from place of worship and inspired them to glorify the Lord both in the morning and evening.
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We commanded John, Zachariah's son, to follow the guidance of the Lord with due steadfastness. To John We gave knowledge and wisdom to John during his childhood.
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We gave him compassion and purity. He was a pious human being,
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kind to his parents, not arrogant or a rebellious person.
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He was born and died in peace and will be brought back to life again in peace.
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(Muhammad), mention in the Book (the Quran) the story of Mary how she left her family and started living in a solitary place to the East
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out of her people's sight. We sent Our Spirit to her, who stood before her in the shape of a well formed human being.
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Mary said, "Would that the Beneficent God would protect me from you. Leave me alone if you are a God fearing person".
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He said, "I am the Messengers of your Lord. I have come to give you a purified son".
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She said, "How can I have a son when no mortal has touched me nor am I an unchaste woman".
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He said, "This is true but your Lord says, "It is very easy for Me. We have decided to give you a son as evidence (of Our existence) for human beings and a mercy from Us. This is a decree already ordained."
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She conceived the child and retreated with him to a distant and solitary place.
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When she started to experience (the pain of) of childbirth labor, by the trunk of a palm tree in sadness she said, "Would that I had died long before and passed into oblivion."
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Then she heard the baby saying, "Do not be sad. Your Lord has caused a stream to run at your feet.
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If you shake the trunk of the palm tree, it will provide you with fresh ripe dates.
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Eat, drink, and rejoice. Should you see a person going by, tell him that on this day you have promised the Beneficent God to fast and never talk to any human being."
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She took him to her people and they said, "Mary, this is indeed an strange thing.
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Aaron's sister, your father was not a bad man nor was your mother unchaste".
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She pointed to the baby (and referred them to him for their answer). They said, "How can we talk to a baby in the cradle?"
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He said, "I am the servant of God. He has given me the Book and has appointed me to be a Prophet.
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