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There is a prescribed limit to every term. (13:38) He can give you a pure boy.’ She said, ‘How can
Remember when Musa said to his people, I have a boy when no man has touched me and I
‘Remember Allah’s blessing to you when He res- am not an unchaste woman?’ He said, ‘It will be
cued you from the people of Pharaoh. They were so! Your Lord says, "That is easy for Me. It is so
inflicting an evil punishment on you, slaughter- that We can make him a Sign for mankind and a
ing your sons and letting your women live. In mercy from Us." It is a matter already decreed.’
that there was a terrible trial from your Lord. So she conceived him and withdrew with him to
(14:6) a distant place. The pains of labour drove her to
He (Lut) said, ‘Here are my daughters if you are the trunk of a date-palm. She said, ‘Oh if only I
determined to do something.’ (15:71) had died before this time and was something dis-
They allot daughters to Allah–glory be to carded and forgotten!’ (19:16-23)
Him!–while they have what they want! (16:57) She (Maryam) brought him to her people, carry-
When one of them is given the good news of a ing him. They said, ‘Maryam! You have done an
baby girl, his face darkens and he is furious. unthinkable thing! Sister of Harun, your father
(16:58) was not an evil man nor was your mother an un-
Allah has given you wives from among your- chaste woman!’ She pointed towards him. They
selves, and given you children and grandchil- said, ‘How can a baby in the cradle speak?’
dren from your wives, and provided good things (19:27-29)
for you. So why do they believe in falsehood and (Allah said to Musa,) ‘When your sister went and
reject the blessings of Allah? (16:72) said, "Shall I direct you to someone who will take
Allah brought you out of your mothers’ wombs care of him?" that was how We returned you to
knowing nothing at all, and gave you hearing, your mother so that she might delight her eyes
sight and hearts so that perhaps you would show and not be grieved. You killed a man and We res-
thanks. (16:78) cued you from trouble and tested you with many
Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a trials. You stayed some years among the people
believer, We will give them a good life and We of Madyan. Then you arrived at the pre-ordained
will recompense them according to the best of time, Musa!’ (20:40)
what they did. (16:97) We said, ‘Adam, this is an enemy for you and
Your Lord has decreed that you should worship your wife, so do not let him expel you from the
none but Him, and that you should show kind- Garden and thus make you miserable.’ (20:117)
ness to your parents. Whether one or both of So the two of them ate from it and their private
them reach old age with you, do not say ‘Ugh!’ to parts were disclosed to them and they started
them out of irritation and do not be harsh with stitching together the leaves of the Garden to
them but speak to them with gentleness and gen- cover themselves. Adam disobeyed his Lord and
erosity. (17:23) became misled. (20:121)
(Zakariyya said,) ‘I fear my relatives when I am And she (Maryam) who protected her chastity. We
gone and my wife is barren, so give me an heir breathed into her some of Our Spirit and made her
from You.’ (19:5) and her son a Sign for all the worlds. (21:91)
And (We gave Yahya) devotion to his parents–he And We made the son of Maryam and his mother
was not insolent or disobedient. (19:14) a Sign and gave them shelter on a mountainside
Mention Maryam in the Book, how she withdrew where there was a meadow and a flowing spring.
from her people to an eastern place, and veiled (23:50)
herself from them. Then We sent Our Spirit to her A woman and a man who commit fornication:
and it took on for her the form of a handsome, flog both of them with one hundred lashes and
well-built man. She said, ‘I seek refuge from you do not let compassion for either of them possess
with the All-Merciful if you guard against evil.’ you where Allah’s religion is concerned, if you
He said, ‘I am only your Lord’s messenger so that believe in Allah and the Last Day. A number of
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