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Before Gabriel left he instructed Zachariah to remember Allah at all times and to
exalt Him in the evening and at dawn, and some time later, Zachariah became a
father and named his son John.
In the meantime, Mary was growing in piety more and more each day. Then, one
day Angel Gabriel, the Spirit of Purity, was sent to her in the likeness of a man
and when she saw him she was very afraid. Gabriel told her not to be afraid
because he had been sent to her from Allah. He told her, 'Allah gives you glad
tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary. He
shall be honored in this world and in the next, and he shall be among those who
are close. He shall speak to people in his cradle and when he is aged, and shall
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be righteous.' Mary was surprised and asked, 'Lord, how can I bear a child when
no human has touched me?' He replied, 'Such is the Will of Allah, He creates
whom He will, when He decrees a thing, He only says, "Be" and it is.'
exalt Him in the evening and at dawn, and some time later, Zachariah became a
father and named his son John.
In the meantime, Mary was growing in piety more and more each day. Then, one
day Angel Gabriel, the Spirit of Purity, was sent to her in the likeness of a man
and when she saw him she was very afraid. Gabriel told her not to be afraid
because he had been sent to her from Allah. He told her, 'Allah gives you glad
tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary. He
shall be honored in this world and in the next, and he shall be among those who
are close. He shall speak to people in his cradle and when he is aged, and shall
11
be righteous.' Mary was surprised and asked, 'Lord, how can I bear a child when
no human has touched me?' He replied, 'Such is the Will of Allah, He creates
whom He will, when He decrees a thing, He only says, "Be" and it is.'