​And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah."

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."

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When Mary saw a strange man standing before her,"

When Mary saw a strange man standing before her, her first words were: “I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you.” She did not know that the visitor brought a message from Allah and the good tidings of a pure son. A moment of fear that would become the beginning of one of the most famous stories of faith in history.

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Before Jesus was born, the news came to her: "

Before Jesus was born, the news came to her: “His name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary.” The Quran describes him as distinguished in this world and the Hereafter, and among those brought near to Allah. That is why one cannot understand the Islamic point of view on the Messiah without reading the story of Mary

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And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary],"

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

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She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched ."

She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?" He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"

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And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree;"

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.'"

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In the most painful moments Mary went through, "

In the most painful moments Mary went through, the words were not difficult: shake the trunk of the palm tree, eat, drink, and be contented. The Quran describes a simple scene of mercy: the human need for food, serenity, and peace of mind is not unknown to the Creator.

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​And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah."