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THE QUR'ÂN.
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chamber, and he made signs to them: Celebrate (God's) praises morning and evening !'
O John! take the Book with strength ;' and we gave him judgment when a boy, and grace from us, and purity; and he was pious and righteous to his parents, and was not a rebellious tyrant.
[15] So peace upon him the day he was born, and the day he died, and the day he shall be raised up alive.
And mention, in the Book, Mary; when she retired from her family into an eastern place; and she took a veil (to screen herself) from them; and we sent unto her our spirit; and he took for her the semblance of a well-made man. Said she, *Verily, I take refuge in the Merciful One from thee, if thou art pious.' Said he, 'I am only a messenger of thy Lord to bestow on thee a pure boy.'
[20] Said she, 'How can I have a boy when no man has touched me, and when I am no harlot ?' He said, “Thus says thy Lord, It is easy for Me! and we will make him a sign unto man, and a mercy from us; for it is a decided matter.'
So she conceived him, and she retired with him into a remote place. And the labour pains came upon her at the trunk of a palm tree, and she said, 'O that I had died before this, and been forgotten out of mind !' and he called to her from beneath her, 'Grieve not, for thy Lord has placed a stream beneath thy feet ; [25] and shake towards thee the trunk of the palm tree, it will drop upon thee fresh dates fit to
1 Either the infant himself or the angel Gabriel ; or the expression beneath her' may be rendered beneath it,' and may refer to the palm tree.
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |