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 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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So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. "

So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.

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So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak."

So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?" [Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.

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