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The story of Mary, peace be upon her | Episode (12) | Mary carried through Jesus a sign of God
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The story of Maryam, daughter of ‘Imran, peace be upon her.
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Maryam’s pregnancy with ‘Isa is one of the signs of Allah.
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When Maryam, peace be upon her, wondered at her pregnancy with ‘Isa, peace be upon him, without any human contact,
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the divine answer came to her, removing the confusion that had entered her heart,
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and demonstrating the power of Allah Almighty over all things.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.” (3:47)
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“She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.” (3:47)
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When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
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And He also said:
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“She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?” (19:20)
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He said, "Thus it is; your Lord has said, 'It is easy for Me.'"
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“He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.” (19:21)
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And it was a matter decreed.
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Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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Meaning, this is how Allah creates a child for you without any human touching you.
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He makes him a sign for the people and a lesson.
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For He creates what He wills and does what He desires.
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And Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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She says, "How can this child come from me when I am not married,
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nor do I have the intention to marry,
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and I am not unchaste—far be it from Allah!"
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So the angel said to her on behalf of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, in answer to that question:
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“She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.” (3:47)
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Meaning, such is the command of Allah; it is great, and nothing incapacitates Him.
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Allah, the Exalted in His highness, is not incapacitated by anything.
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“But His command, when He intendeth a thing, is only that He saith unto it: Be! and it is.” (36:82)
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This is a truth that must settle in the heart of every Muslim,
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and every young woman, in particular, should remember it.
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Because the wishes of young women are many,
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and a young woman may feel that she is weak and cannot achieve her wishes,
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especially regarding matters of marriage, childbearing, and building a family.
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If this truth is absent from a young woman’s heart,
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her turning to supplication and asking the Almighty, the Exalted in His highness, diminishes.
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And if she does supplicate, she does so without being certain of Allah’s response to her,
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because she sees that what she is asking for is nearly impossible given the circumstances before her,
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and she forgets that Allah is capable of all things.
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Allah, the Glorified, says in response to Maryam’s question:
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How can a child come from her when the known material causes are not present?
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For she is not married, and far be it from her to be unchaste.
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So Allah answered her by saying:
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He said, "Thus it is; your Lord has said, 'It is easy for Me.'"
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Yes, it is easy for Allah.
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So do not hesitate, my dear sister, to turn to Allah
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through supplication, humility, and intimate prayer,
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for the fulfillment of your needs and wishes, no matter how impossible they may seem in your eyes.
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For the matter is easy for Allah, the Glorified and Exalted.
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He is the One who manages all affairs.
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Al-Sa‘di, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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He said, "Thus it is; your Lord has said, 'It is easy for Me,'"
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"and We will make him a sign for the people."
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It indicates the perfection of Allah’s power,
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and that all causes do not possess independent effect,
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rather, their effect is by Allah’s decree.
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He shows His servants the breaking of norms in some ordinary causes,
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so that they do not stop at the causes,
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and lose sight of their Determiner and Originator.
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And in Maryam’s pregnancy with ‘Isa without human contact,
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there are great wisdoms to which our Lord, the Glorified, pointed by saying:
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“He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.” (19:21)
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For this pregnancy contains a sign for the people,
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and a mercy to them from Allah, the Exalted in His highness.
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Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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Meaning, this is how Allah creates a child for you without any human touching you,
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and makes him a sign for the people and a lesson.
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For He creates what He wills and does what He desires.
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He gives children to whom He wills, without a father or with a father,
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and denies that to whom He wills among women,
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even if she has a husband.
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Because it is not impossible for Him to create anything He wishes to create.
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It is only that He commands, when He desires something, what He desires,
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and says to it, "Be,"
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and what He wills comes to be,
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from what He wills and how He wills.
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And Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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"And We will make him a sign for the people,"
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meaning an indication and a mark for the people of the power of their Creator and Maker,
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who varied their creation.
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He created their father Adam without a male or female,
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and created Hawwa’ from a male without a female,
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and created the rest of the offspring from a male and a female,
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except for ‘Isa,
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for He brought him into existence from a female without a male.
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Thus, the fourfold division was completed, indicating the perfection of His power and the greatness of His authority.
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There is no god but Him, and no lord besides Him.
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This is a sign indicating the greatness of the Creator, the Glorified and Exalted,
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and an argument against the stubborn and those who turn away from the religion of Allah,
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those who deny the greatness of Allah.
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Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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"And We will make him a sign for the people,"
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he says:
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"And so that We may make the boy whom We have granted to you..."
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And in His saying, the Glorified:
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“She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.” (3:47)
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is a clarification from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic,
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that ‘Isa ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,
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is a created being and not a creator.
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Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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He made it explicit here by saying:
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"He creates what He wills."
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He did not say "He does,"
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as in His saying:
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"He does."
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As in the story of Zakariyya.
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Rather, He explicitly stated here that He creates,
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so that no doubt remains for the falsifier.
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And Maryam’s pregnancy with ‘Isa, peace be upon him,
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just as it is a sign for the people,
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it is also a mercy to them from Allah, the Exalted in His highness.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.” (19:21)
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Al-Sa‘di, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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Meaning, and We will make him a mercy from Us to him,
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and to his mother, and to the people.
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As for Allah’s mercy to him,
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it is because Allah singled him out with His revelation,
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and favored him with that which He favored the Messengers of strong resolve.
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And as for His mercy to his mother,
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it is because of the pride, good praise,
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and great benefits she received.
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And as for His mercy to the people,
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it is because the greatest of His blessings upon them
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is that He sent among them a Messenger who recites His verses to them and purifies them,
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and teaches them the Book and wisdom,
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so they believe in him and obey him,
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and they attain the happiness of this world and the Hereafter.
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And thus, some matters
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do not reveal their mercy at first glance,
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but after contemplation and re-examining the outcomes of affairs,
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the mercy becomes clear in all its meanings.
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When it was said to Maryam:
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"This is good news from your Lord that you will conceive without a husband,"
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she did not grasp the meanings of the good news in the pregnancy at first glance,
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but she grasped them
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when she saw the prophethood of ‘Isa, peace be upon him.
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And is there any greater good news for a young woman than to be told:
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"You will give birth to a Prophet from among the Messengers of strong resolve,
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through whom Allah brings people out of darkness into light,
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and he will have a great status in this world and the Hereafter"?
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Maryam, peace be upon her, realized the mercy of Allah
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in the lightness of her pregnancy,
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and in the ease of her delivery,
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and in the provision that Allah drove to her by shaking the palm tree,
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which strong men would be unable to shake.
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And by Allah’s choice of her place of delivery near the river,
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so she would not need the trouble of searching for water and bringing it.
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And it is not hidden from you, my dear sister,
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the need of a woman in labor for water for herself and her newborn.
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Maryam, peace be upon her, realized
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the mercy in the safety she felt
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when it was said to her:
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"Do not grieve."
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“Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,” (19:24)
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Maryam, peace be upon her, realized the mercy
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in Allah’s help to her in facing her people,
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when Allah made her infant son speak,
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and he said to them:
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“He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,” (19:30)
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"He has given me the Book,
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and made me a Prophet,
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and made me blessed
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wherever I may be,
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and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakat
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as long as I remain alive,
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and [made me] dutiful to my mother."
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“And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest.” (19:32)
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“Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!” (19:33)
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"And the day I die,
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and the day I am raised alive."
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Maryam realized the mercy
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in the dutifulness of her son ‘Isa, peace be upon him,
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and his care for her.
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Maryam, peace be upon her, had feared
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for herself from Jibril
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when he came to her in the form of a man of perfect build,
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and she disapproved of conceiving without human contact,
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and wished for death when her pregnancy became heavy.
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Then the mercy of Allah reached her,
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and she saw the aspects of mercy that accompanied her
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from the beginning of the good news
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until Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, took her soul.
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And you, O believing young woman,
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seek out the mercy of Allah toward you,
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which surrounds you from every side.
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For it is from the mercy of Allah toward you
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that He made you of the Ummah of Islam.
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Look at the loss of the daughters of the disbelievers,
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in the West in particular:
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no rights, no concern, and no care,
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and abandonment after reaching puberty,
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and a heart empty of everything but desires,
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and men toy with her from every side,
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then she is thrown into her worry, sadness, and pain,
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alone, struggling in a bitter life.
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And it is from the mercy of Allah toward you
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that He made you of righteous parents
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who undertake your care, advice,
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and guidance toward goodness.
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Look around you at those you know,
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and the girls who are raised in the laps of parents
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far from the religion of Allah,
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and how their lives are:
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manifest display of beauty and open disobedience,
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and they have no concern but enjoying the world,
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except for those whom Allah has guided
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and brought out of the darkness of their families
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into the light of guidance.
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And it is from the mercy of Allah toward you
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that righteous friend
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whom Allah has subjected for you,
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helping you to do good,
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And it keeps you away from committing evil.
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And it offers you sincere counsel.
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And no matter how much we experience the mercy of Allah in our lives,
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we will still find ourselves standing before this magnificent verse.
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“And He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate.” (14:34)
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“And if ye would count the favour of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! Allah is indeed Forgiving, Merciful.” (16:18)
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“And He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate.” (14:34)