Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad
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Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad
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This is an account of your Lord’s grace towards His servant, Zachariah
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when he called to his Lord secretly, saying
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‘Lord, my bones have weakened and my hair is ashen grey, but never, Lord, have I ever prayed to You in vain
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I fear [what] my kinsmen [will do] when I am gone, for my wife is barren, so grant me a successor––a gift from You––
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to be my heir and the heir of the family of Jacob. Lord, make him well pleasing [to You].’
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‘Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name will be John––We have chosen this name for no one before him.’
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He said, ‘Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I am old and frail?’
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He said, ‘This is what your Lord has said: “It is easy for Me: I created you, though you were nothing before.” ’
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He said, ‘Give me a sign, Lord.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to anyone for three full [days and] nights.’
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He went out of the sanctuary to his people and signalled to them to praise God morning and evening
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[We said], ‘John, hold on to the Scripture firmly.’ While he was still a boy, We granted him wisdom
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tenderness from Us, and purity. He was devout
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kind to his parents, not domineering or rebellious
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Peace was on him the day he was born, the day he died, and it will be on him the day he is raised to life again
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Mention in the Quran the story of Mary. She withdrew from her family to a place to the east
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and secluded herself away; We sent Our Spirit to appear before her in the form of a perfected man
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She said, ‘I seek the Lord of Mercy’s protection against you: if you have any fear of Him [do not approach]!’
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but he said, ‘I am but a Mes-senger from your Lord, [come] to announce to you the gift of a pure son.’
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She said, ‘How can I have a son when no man has touched me? I have not been unchaste,’
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and he said, ‘This is what your Lord said: “It is easy for Me- We shall make him a sign to all people, a blessing from Us.”’
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And so it was ordained: she conceived him. She withdrew to a distant place
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and, when the pains of childbirth drove her to [cling to] the trunk of a palm tree, she exclaimed, ‘I wish I had been dead and forgotten long before all this!’
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but a voice cried to her from below, ‘Do not worry: your Lord has provided a stream at your feet
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and, if you shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you, it will deliver fresh ripe dates for you
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