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whom drowned (Surah Ta Ha: 77-78). Like the birth of Prophet
Jesus (pbuh), this too is a miraculous state of affairs—since on ac-
count of their age and health, it appeared impossible for Prophet
Zachariah (pbuh) and his wife to have children.
In Surat al-Isra' God reveals that He carried our Prophet (may
God bless him and grant him peace) to the place upon which Al-
Aqsa mosque now stands in a single night and showing it to him

(Surat al-Isra':1). It is God, the Lord of the worlds, Who enabled
such miracles to take place. The fact that the prophets were able to
perform such miracles does not imply that they enjoyed divine sta-
tus. (Surely God is beyond that!) In fact, all of them knew that they
could perform these miracles only because God willed them:
Remember when God said: "Jesus, son of Mary, remember My
blessing to you and to your mother when n I reinforced you with the
holy spirit so that you could speak to people in the cradle and

when you were fully grown; and when I taught you the Book and
Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created a
bird-shape out of clay by My will, and then breathed into it and it
became a bird by M My will; and healed the blind and the leper by
My will; and when you brought forth the dead by My willl; and
when I held back the tribe of Israel from you, when you brought
them the Clear Signs and thos se of them who did not believe said:
'This is nothing but downright magic." (Surat al-Ma'ida: 110)

The Qur'an also refutes all claims regarding the supposed di-
vinity of Mary and Prophet Jesus (pbuh):
T The Messiah, the son of Mary, was only a Messenger, before
whom other Messengers came and went. His mother was a
woman of truth. Both of them ate food. See how We make the
Signs clear to them! Then see how they are perverted! (Surat al-
Ma'ida: 75)