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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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 her Lord accepted her with good acceptance."

So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from AllŒh. Indeed, AllŒh provides for whom He wills without acc...

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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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The Quran reports the first words that Jesus uttered in the cradle :"

The Quran reports the first words that Jesus uttered in the cradle : “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah... and He has made me a prophet.” Then he spoke of prayer and blessing. It is a crucial moment for understanding the image of the Messiah in the Quran—as presented by the Quran itself.

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