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(This is) a statement of Mercy from your Lord to His servant Zakariyya (Zachariah).
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When he cried to his Lord in secret,
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(And he) prayed: "My Lord! Indeed my bones are weak, and the hair of my head shine with gray: But never am I not blessed (by You), O my Lord, in my prayer to You!
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And surely, I am afraid (what) my family (and friends) will do after me: But my wife is barren. So give me an heir as if from Yourself
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(Someone) who will inherit (and stand) for me, and stand for the children of Yàqoub (Jacob); And, my Lord! Make him one with whom You are well pleased!
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(Zakariyya's prayers were answered, and Allah said): "O Zakariyya (Zachariah)! Verily, We (Allah) give you the good news of a son: Whose name shall be Yahya (John): On no one by that name have We given (so much) honor before."
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He (Zakariyya) said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have become quite weak from old age?"
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He (Allah's angel who brought the message) said: "(It will still be) so: Your Lord says, 'That is easy for Me: Certainly, I did really create you before when you were nothing!' "
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(Zakariyya) said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign." The answer was, "Your Sign shall be that you shall not speak to mankind for three nights, even though you are not dumb."
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Then he [Zakariyya (Zachariah)] came out from his chamber to his people: He told them by Signs to recite Allah's praises in the morning and in the afternoon.
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(To his son came Allah's command), "O Yahya (John)! Hold on to the Book with strength": And even as (he was) a youth, We gave him Wisdom,
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And pity (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was truly pious,
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And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing nor rebellious.
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And Peace on him, the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he will be raised (again) to life!
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In the Book (Quran), tell (the story of) Maryam (Mary), when she went away from her family (for Prayer) to a place in the East (her chamber).
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She placed a screen (to hide herself) from them; Then We sent to her Our angel, and he appeared before her in the form of a man of respect in every way.
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She said: "Verily, I ask for shelter from you with (Allah) Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán): (Do not come near me) if you guard (yourself) against evil."
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He said: "I am a messenger from your Lord, (only to announce to) you, the gift of a righteous son:
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She said: "How shall I have a son, when no man has touched me, and I am not immodest (or indecent)?"
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He said: "(It will still be) so: Your Lord says: 'That is easy for Me: And (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign to men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (already) ordered."
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So she started to carry him (baby Jesus in her womb), and she went (to rest) with him to a far place.
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And the pains of childbirth took her to the trunk of a palm-tree: She cried (in her pain): "Oh! If I had died before this! If I was a thing forgotten and not (even) seen!"
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Then (a voice) cried to her from under (the tree): "Do not feel sad! Because your Lord has made (for you) a stream underneath you;
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And shake towards yourself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will drop fresh ripe dates (fruits) upon you.
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So eat and drink and cool (wet your) eye. And if you see any man, say, 'I have promised solemnly to (Allah) the Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán), and this day, I will not enter into talk with any human being.'
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At the end she brought the (baby) to her people, carrying him (baby Jesus in her arms). They said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Truly an amazing thing have you brought!
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O sister of Haroon (Aaron)! Your father was not an evil (adulterous) man, and your mother was not an immoral woman!
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Then, she pointed to the baby (Jesus). They said: "How can we talk to one who is (only) a child in the cradle?"
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He [the baby Isa (Jesus)] said: "Indeed I am a servant of Allah: He has given me the Scripture (Gospel) and made me a prophet;
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