So a voice1 reassured her from below her, “Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So eat and drink, and put your heart at ease. But if you see any of the people, say, ‘I have vowed silence1 to the Most Compassionate, so I am not talking to anyone today.’”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then she returned to her people, carrying him. They said ˹in shock˺, “O Mary! You have certainly done a horrible thing!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O sister of Aaron!1 Your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, “How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Jesus˺ declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is Jesus, son of Mary. ˹And this is˺ a word of truth, about which they dispute.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran