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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
And when the angels said, "Maryam, Allah has chosen
you and purified you. He has chosen you over all other
women. Maryam, obey your Lord and prostrate and
bow with those who bow." (Surah Al 'Imran: 42-43)

In the community in which she lived, Maryam (as) became
known for the loyalty and sincerity she showed to Allah. She is
especially distinguished as a woman "who guarded her chastity".
In Surat at-Tahrim, we find an account of this:
Maryam, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her
chastity – We breathed Our Spirit into her and she con-
firmed the Words of her Lord and His Book and was
one of the obedient. (Surat at-Tahrim: 12)

The Prophet Jesus (as) Was Born Without a Father

One of the greatest miracles Allah manifested on the
Prophet Jesus (as) is the manner in which Maryam (as) con-
ceived. The Qur'an gives a great many details on this subject.
The way that Jibril (Gabriel) (as) appeared to her is described in
these terms in Surah Maryam:
Mention Maryam in the Book, how she withdrew from
her people to an eastern place, and veiled herself from
them. Then We sent Our Spirit to her and it took on for
her the form of a well-made man. (Surah Maryam: 16-17)

As we are informed in the verses above, in one of the phas-
es of her life, Maryam (as) withdrew from her people to an east-
ern place and spent some part of her life there. At this time, Jibril
(as) appeared to her as a normal human being. Another impor-
tant matter stressed in the verses is Maryam's (as) modest behav-
iour and strong fear of Allah. The first words she spoke when