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Kaf.
Ha. Ya. Ain. Sad. |
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A
mention of the mercy of your 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 You, my Lord. |
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Lo!
I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me
from Your presence a successor |
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Who
shall inherit of me and inherit (also)
of the house of Jacob {Ya'qub}.
And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto
You). |
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(It
was said unto him): O Zachariah!
Lo! We bring you 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).
Your Lord says: It is easy for Me, even as I created you before, when
you wast naught. |
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He
said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Your token is that
thou, with no bodily defect, shall 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 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 be was born, and the day he dies 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make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from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 you, if you are
God fearing. |
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He
said: I am only a messenger of your Lord, that I may bestow on you
a faultless son. |
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She
said: How can I have a son when no mortal has touched me, neither
have I been unchaste! |
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He
said: So (it will be).
Your Lord says: 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 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! Your Lord has placed
a rivulet beneath you, |
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And
shake the trunk of the palm tree toward you, you will cause ripe dates
to fall upon you. |
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So
eat and drink and be consoled. And if you meet 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!
You have come with an amazing thing. |
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Oh
sister of Aaron! Your father was not a wicked man nor was your 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? |
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He
spoke: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He has given me the Scripture
and has appointed me a Prophet, |
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