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And (the Book is) to warn those who say ‘Allah chaste woman?’ (19:20)
has a son.’ (18:4) She pointed towards him. They said, ‘How can a
(His companion said to the garden owner,) ‘Why, baby in the cradle speak?’ (19:29)
when you entered your garden, did you not say, It is not fitting for Allah to have a son. Glory be to
"It is as Allah wills, there is no strength but in Him! When He decides on something, He just
Allah"? Though you see me with less wealth and says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is. (19:35)
children than you possess, it may well be that my Have you seen him who rejects Our Signs and
Lord will give me something better than your gar- says, ‘I will certainly be given wealth and chil-
den and send down on it a fireball from the sky dren there.’? (19:77)
so that morning finds it a shifting heap of dust.’ They say, ‘The All-Merciful has a son.’ (19:88)
(18:39-40) The heavens are all but rent apart and the earth
Wealth and sons are the embellishment of the life split open and the mountains brought crashing
of this world. But, in your Lord’s sight, right ac- down, at their ascription of a son to the All-
tions which are lasting bring a better reward and Merciful! (19:90-91)
are a better basis for hope. (18:46) It is not fitting for the All-Merciful to have a son.
So they went on until they met a youngster (19:92)
whom he killed. Musa said, ‘Have you killed a They say, ‘The All-Merciful has a son.’ Glory be
boy who has done no wrong, without it being in to Him! No, they (the angels) are honoured ser-
retaliation for someone else? This is truly an ap- vants! (21:26)
palling thing that you have done!’ (18:74) And she (Maryam) who protected her chastity.
(He whom We had granted mercy from Us and We breathed into her some of Our Spirit and
whom We had also given knowledge direct from made her and her son a Sign for all the worlds.
Us said to Musa,) ‘As for the boy, his parents (21:91)
were believers and we feared that he would Mankind! If you are in any doubt about the
darken their days with excessive insolence and Rising, know that We created you from dust then
disbelief. ’ (18:80) from a drop of sperm then from a clot of blood
(He whom We had granted mercy from Us and then from a lump of flesh, formed yet unformed,
whom We had also given knowledge direct from so We may make things clear to you. We make
Us said to Musa,) ‘As for the wall, it belonged to whatever We want stay in the womb until a spec-
two young orphans in the town and there was a ified time and then We bring you out as children
treasure underneath it, belonging to them. Their so that you can reach your full maturity. Some of
father was one of the righteous and your Lord you die and some of you revert to the lowest
wanted them to come of age and then to unearth form of life so that, after having knowledge, they
their treasure as a mercy from Him. I did not do it then know nothing at all. And you see the earth
of my own volition. That is the explanation of the dead and barren; then when We send down
things about which you were not able to restrain water onto it it quivers and swells and sprouts
yourself.’ (18:82) with luxuriant plants of every kind. (22:5)
(His Lord said,) ‘Zakariyya! We give you the Do they imagine that, in the wealth and children
good news of a boy named Yahya, a name we We are hastening to them with good things? No
have given to no one else before.’ (19:7) indeed, but they have no awareness! (23:55-56)
‘Yahya, take hold of the Book with vigour.’ We Allah has no son and there is no other god ac-
gave him judgement while still a child. (19:12) companying Him, for then each god would have
He said (to Maryam), ‘I am only your Lord’s mes- gone off with what he created and one of them
senger so that He can give you a pure boy.’ would have been exalted above the other. Glory
(19:19) be to Allah above what they describe. (23:91)
She (Maryam) said, ‘How can I have a boy when Say to the believing women that they should
no man has touched me and I am not an un- lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not
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