​Whenever Zachariah entered upon Mary in the prayer chamber,"

Whenever Zachariah entered upon Mary in the prayer chamber, he found provision with her; when he asked her about it, she would simply answer: “It is from Allah.” Her story in the Quran begins this way—with a heart that knows Allah’s gifts may come from sources one least expects.

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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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The Quran does not conceal Mary’s moment of weakness."

The Quran does not conceal Mary’s moment of weakness. When the pains of childbirth came upon her, she cried out: “Oh, I wish I had died before this!” Then the call came to her: “Do not grieve.” Even a woman chosen by Allah experienced a moment she felt was unbearable.

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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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And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ÔImran, who guarded ."

And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ÔImran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

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And mention, [O Muhamed], in the Book [the story of] Mary,"

And mention, [O Muhamed], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel [i.e., Gabriel], and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

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

[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary – distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah].He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous."

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​Whenever Zachariah entered upon Mary in the prayer chamber,"