قَالَ

رَبِّ

ٱجۡعَل

لِّيٓ

ءَايَةٗۖ

قَالَ

ءَايَتُكَ

أَلَّا

تُكَلِّمَ

ٱلنَّاسَ

ثَلَٰثَةَ

أَيَّامٍ

إِلَّا

رَمۡزٗاۗ

وَٱذۡكُر

رَّبَّكَ

كَثِيرٗا

وَسَبِّحۡ

بِٱلۡعَشِيِّ

وَٱلۡإِبۡكَٰرِ

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Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify ˹Him˺ morning and evening.”

And ˹remember˺ when the angels said, “O Mary! Surely Allah has selected you, purified you, and chosen you over all women of the world.

O  Mary! Be devout to your Lord, prostrate yourself ˹in prayer˺ and bow along with those who bow down.”

This is news of the unseen that We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not with them when they cast lots to decide who would be Mary’s guardian, nor were you there when they argued ˹about it˺.

˹Remember˺ when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allah gives you good news of a Word¹ from Him, his name will be the Messiah,² Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest ˹to Allah˺.

And he will speak to people in ˹his˺ infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.”

Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!

And Allah will teach him writing and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,

and ˹make him˺ a messenger to the Children of Israel ˹to proclaim,˺ ‘I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I will make for you a bird from clay, breathe into it, and it will become a ˹real˺ bird—by Allah’s Will. I will heal the blind and the leper and raise the dead to life—by Allah’s Will. And I will prophesize what you eat and store in your houses. Surely in this is a sign for you if you ˹truly˺ believe.

And I will confirm the Torah revealed before me and legalize some of what had been forbidden to you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be mindful of Allah and obey me.