the Holy Quran in English Translation: Mamdouk Bickthal Surat MARYAM 1:30

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

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Kaf. Ha. Ya. A’in. Sad.
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A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah.
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When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,
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Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.
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Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor
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Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).
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(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
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He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age ?
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He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.
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He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights.
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Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night.
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(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,
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And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout,
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And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious.
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Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!
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And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,
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And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.
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She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art God-fearing.
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He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.
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She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste ?
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He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.
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And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.
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And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm- tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
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Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
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And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.
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So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.
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Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.
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O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.
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Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy ?