When she delivered, she said, “My Lord! I have given birth to a girl,”—and Allah fully knew what she had delivered—“and the male is not like the female. I have named her Mary, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:36] #Holy_Quran

So her Lord accepted her graciously and blessed her with a pleasant upbringing—entrusting her to the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He exclaimed, “O Mary! Where did this come from?” She replied, “It is from Allah. Surely Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:37] #Holy_Quran

Then and there Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord! Grant me—by your grace—righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:38] #Holy_Quran

So the angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:39] #Holy_Quran

Zachariah exclaimed, “My Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old and my wife is barren?” He replied, “So will it be. Allah does what He wills.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:40] #Holy_Quran

Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify ˹Him˺ morning and evening.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:41] #Holy_Quran

And ˹remember˺ when the angels said, “O Mary! Surely Allah has selected you, purified you, and chosen you over all women of the world.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:42] #Holy_Quran

O Mary! Be devout to your Lord, prostrate yourself ˹in prayer˺ and bow along with those who bow down.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:43] #Holy_Quran

This is news of the unseen that We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not with them when they cast lots to decide who would be Mary’s guardian, nor were you there when they argued ˹about it˺.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:44] #Holy_Quran

˹Remember˺ when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allah gives you good news of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest ˹to Allah˺.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:45] #Holy_Quran

And he will speak to people in ˹his˺ infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:46] #Holy_Quran

Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:47] #Holy_Quran

And Allah will teach him writing and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:48] #Holy_Quran

and ˹make him˺ a messenger to the Children of Israel ˹to proclaim,˺ “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I will make for you a bird from clay, breathe into it, and it will become a ˹real˺ bird—by Allah’s Will. I will heal the blind and the leper and raise the dead to life—by Allah’s Will. And I will prophesize what you eat and store in your houses. Surely in this is a sign for you if you ˹truly˺ believe.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:49] #Holy_Quran

And I will confirm the Torah revealed before me and legalize some of what had been forbidden to you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be mindful of Allah and obey me.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:50] #Holy_Quran

Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.’”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:51] #Holy_Quran

When Jesus sensed disbelief from his people, he asked, “Who will stand up with me for Allah?” The disciples replied, “We will stand up for Allah. We believe in Allah, so bear witness that we have submitted.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:52] #Holy_Quran

˹They prayed to Allah,˺ “Our Lord! We believe in Your revelations and follow the messenger, so count us among those who bear witness.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:53] #Holy_Quran

And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:54] #Holy_Quran

˹Remember˺ when Allah said, “O Jesus! I will take you and raise you up to Myself. I will deliver you from those who disbelieve, and elevate your followers above the disbelievers until the Day of Judgment. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and I will settle all your disputes.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:55] #Holy_Quran

As for those who disbelieve, I will subject them to a severe punishment in this life and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:56] #Holy_Quran

And as for those who believe and do good, they will be rewarded in full. And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:57] #Holy_Quran

We recite ˹all˺ this to you ˹O Prophet˺ as one of the signs and ˹as˺ a wise reminder.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:58] #Holy_Quran

Indeed, the example of Jesus in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, “Be!” And he was!

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:59] #Holy_Quran

This is the truth from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:60] #Holy_Quran

Now, whoever disputes with you ˹O Prophet˺ concerning Jesus after full knowledge has come to you, say, “Come! Let us gather our children and your children, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves—then let us sincerely invoke Allah’s curse upon the liars.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:61] #Holy_Quran

Certainly, this is the true narrative, and there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah. And indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Almighty, All-Wise.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:62] #Holy_Quran

If they turn away, then surely Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the corruptors.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:63] #Holy_Quran

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O People of the Book! Let us come to common terms: that we will worship none but Allah, associate none with Him, nor take one another as lords instead of Allah.” But if they turn away, then say, “Bear witness that we have submitted ˹to Allah alone˺.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:64] #Holy_Quran​

O People of the Book! Why do you argue about Abraham, while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until long after him? Do you not understand?

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:65] #Holy_Quran​

Here you are! You disputed about what you have ˹little˺ knowledge of, but why do you now argue about what you have no knowledge of? Allah knows and you do not know.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:66] #Holy_Quran​

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he submitted in all uprightness and was not a polytheist.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:67] #Holy_Quran​

Indeed, those who have the best claim to Abraham are his followers, this Prophet, and the believers. And Allah is the Guardian of those who believe.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:68] #Holy_Quran​

Some of the People of the Book wish to mislead you ˹believers˺. They mislead none but themselves, yet they fail to perceive it.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:69] #Holy_Quran​

O  People of the Book! Why do you reject the signs of Allah while you bear witness ˹to their truth˺?

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:70] #Holy_Quran​

O  People of the Book! Why do you mix the truth with falsehood and hide the truth knowingly?

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:71] #Holy_Quran​

A group among the People of the Book said ˹to one another˺, “Believe in what has been revealed to the believers in the morning and reject it in the evening, so they may abandon their faith.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:72] #Holy_Quran​

And only believe those who follow your religion.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely, ˹the only˺ true guidance is Allah’s guidance.” ˹They also said,˺ “Do not believe that someone will receive ˹revealed˺ knowledge similar to yours or argue against you before your Lord.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Indeed, all bounty is in the Hands of Allah—He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.”

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:73] #Holy_Quran​

He chooses whoever He wills to receive His mercy. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:74] #Holy_Quran​

There are some among the People of the Book who, if entrusted with a stack of gold, will readily return it. Yet there are others who, if entrusted with a single coin, will not repay it unless you constantly demand it. This is because they say, “We are not accountable for ˹exploiting˺ the Gentiles.” And ˹so˺ they attribute lies to Allah knowingly.

[Surah Ali 'Imran 3:75] #Holy_Quran​