[19:1] KaafHaYaAinSaad

[19:2] A reminder regarding the mercy of your Lord upon His servant Zechariah-

[19:3] -as he called upon his Lord, a secret calling.

[19:4] He said, Lord, indeed my bones have become brittle and my hair has turned gray, and I have never been disappointed from calling upon You.

[19:5] And indeed I fear for my family after me, and my wife is sterile, therefore grant me from your special place an heir.

[19:6] Let him be my inheritor and an inheritor from Jacob's clan and Lord make him pleasing.

[19:7] O Zechariah, We indeed give you the good news of a son whose name shall be John, We never called anyone by that name before.

[19:8] He said, Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is sterile and I have attained old age?

[19:9] He said, thus says your Lord, it is easy for Me, just as I created you and you were nothing.

[19:10] He said, Lord give me a sign. He said your sign is to be that you would not speak to people for three consecutive nights.

[19:11] He then came out of the sanctuary to his people and he signaled them to glorify day and night.

[19:12] O John, uphold the scripture strongly. And We gave him wisdom even as a young boy.

[19:13] We granted him kindness and purity from Our special place and he was god-fearing.

[19:14] And he was kind to his parents and he was never a tyrant, rebellious.

[19:15] And peace upon him the day he was born, the day he dies and the day he will be resurrected alive.

[19:16] And mention in the scripture Mary, when she isolated herself from her family to an eastern chamber.

[19:17] She then separated herself from them behind a barrier and We sent to her Our Spirit and he appeared to her as a perfect man.

[19:18] She said, I indeed seek refuge in The All Gracious from you and hope that you are god-fearing.

[19:19] He said; I am indeed only a messenger of your Lord to grant you a pure son.

[19:20] She said; how can I indeed have a son when no man has ever touched me and I have never been unchaste.

[19:21] He said; thus says your Lord, it is easy for Me and We will make him a sign for the people and a mercy from Us. And this matter is preordained.

[19:22] She thus became pregnant with him and isolated herself to a faraway place.

[19:23] Then when she went into labor by the palm tree, she said, O I wish I was dead before this and completely forgotten.

[19:24] He then called on her from beneath her; do not be sad for your Lord has made a stream beneath you.

[19:25] And shake the trunk of the palm tree; fresh ripe dates will fall for you.

[19:26] Then eat and drink and brighten your eyes, afterwards when you see any person, say, I have indeed promised the All Gracious a vow of silence, and therefore, I will not speak to any one today.

[19:27] Later on she came to her people carrying him. They said, O Mary you have indeed brought a strange thing!

[19:28] O sister of Aaron, your father was not a bad man, nor was your mother ever unchaste.

[19:29] She then pointed to him. They said; how could a baby boy in the crib speak?

[19:30] He said; indeed I am a servant of God, He has given me the scripture and has appointed me a prophet.

[19:31] And He has blessed me wherever I may be and has enjoined me regarding the contact prayer and the cleansing charity as long as I live.

[19:32] And to be kind to my mother and He has not made me a tyrant, unblessed.

[19:33] And peace upon me the day I was born, the day I die and the day I will be resurrected alive.

[19:34] Thus was Jesus, son of Mary, a truthful narration about which they are doubtful.

[19:35] It is not befitting for God to beget a son, be He glorified. Once He decrees a matter, He says to it: "Be" and it then becomes.

[19:36] And God is my Lord and your Lord; therefore, you shall worship Him. This is the right path.

[19:37] Afterwards, various groups disputed amongst themselves, then woe to the unfaithful when they witness the Great Day.

[19:38] Let them hear and let them look as they come to face Us, however, those who committed injustice will be totally lost on that day.

[19:39] And warn them of the day of remorse when the matter is over and they still remain unaware and they still have no faith.

[19:40] Indeed We inherit the land and everyone on it and to Us is their final destiny.

[19:41] And mention in the scripture Abraham. He was indeed a truthful prophet.

[19:42] When he told his father, O my father why do you worship something that neither can hear nor can see and does not benefit you in the least?

[19:43] O my father, indeed I have received knowledge which you do not have, therefore, you should follow me and I will guide you to the even path.

[19:44] O my father, do not worship Satan, indeed Satan has rebelled against The All Gracious.

[19:45] O my father, indeed I fear that a punishment from The All Gracious may afflict you if you continue to take Satan as your ally.

[19:46] He said, why do you hate my gods O Abraham? If you do not refrain, I will stone you so leave me alone.

[19:47] He said; peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness from my Lord on your behalf. Indeed He is most kind towards me.

[19:48] I will abandon all of you and what you call upon besides God, and I call upon my Lord, and I never despair from calling upon my Lord.

[19:49] Then once he abandoned them and what they worshiped besides God, We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and We appointed both prophets.

[19:50] And We granted them from Our mercy and made their words truthful and exalted.

[19:51] And mention in the scripture Moses, he was indeed devoted and a messenger, a prophet.

[19:52] And We called him by the blessed mountain and brought him close in order to converse with him.

[19:53] And We granted him from Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.

[19:54] And mention in the scripture Ishmael. He was indeed truthful to his promise and he was a messenger, a prophet.

[19:55] And he enjoined his family to uphold the contact prayer and give the cleansing charity and he was pleasing to his Lord.

[19:56] And mention in the scripture Enoch. He was indeed truthful, a prophet.

[19:57] And We raised him to an exalted position.

[19:58] These are the ones whom God has blessed from amongst the prophets, from the descendants of Adam, and from those whom We carried with Noah and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and from those whom We guided and chose. When the proofs of The All Gracious are recited to them they fall prostrate, weeping.

[19:59] Afterwards, another generation replaced them who then wasted the contact prayer and followed their lusts. They will therefore soon find out the evils of this.

[19:60] Exempted are those who repent, attain faith and lead a righteous life, then they will enter paradise without the least injustice.

[19:61] Gardens of Eden that The All Gracious has promised to His servants privately. His promise is surely to be fulfilled.

[19:62] They will hear no nonsense therein, only utterance of peace and the provision therein is available day and night.

[19:63] This is paradise that We let Our god-fearing servants inherit.

[19:64] We do not come down except by the command of your Lord. To Him belong our past, our future and the present. And your Lord never forgets.

[19:65] Lord of the vacua and matter and what is between them, therefore you shall worship Him and be steadfast in serving Him. Do you know any one like Him?

[19:66] And the human being says; after I die, do I indeed come back alive?

[19:67] Does the human being not realize that We indeed created him and he was nothing?

[19:68] Then by your Lord, We will indeed gather them all together with the demons, We then indeed present Gehenna to them as a humiliating abode.

[19:69] We then sift out from every group those who are stern in opposition to The All Gracious.

[19:70] We know full well who deserves to burn therein.

[19:71] And all of you are to enter therein. This is a preordained matter by your Lord.

[19:72] We then save those who are god-fearing and leave therein the transgressors, humiliated.

[19:73] And when Our proven Signs are recited to them, those who have no faith say to those who have faith; which of the two groups has attained better position and is larger in numbers?

[19:74] And We annihilated many a generation before them, they even possessed more wealth and were better looking.

[19:75] Say; whoever is stuck in being astray, then The All Gracious extends it for him. Until they see what is promised of the suffering and the Hour, then they will soon find out who has the worse position and the weaker army.

[19:76] And God increases guidance for those who are guided and the everlasting righteousness at your Lord is the best reward and the best return.

[19:77] Do you see those who have disbelieved in Our signs? They go on to say; I will be surely given money and children.

[19:78] Is he reporting the future or has he received a promise from The All Gracious?

[19:79] We will indeed record his utterance and we prolong his suffering greatly.

[19:80] We will keep what he says and he will come back to Us as an individual.

[19:81] And they take other gods besides God in order to bring them dignity.

[19:82] Absolutely, they will reject their worship and they will turn into their enemies.

[19:83] Do you not realize that We indeed send demons upon the unfaithful in order to agitate them?

[19:84] Therefore, do not resort to haste opposing them, We have promised them a promise!

[19:85] The day will come when We gather the god-fearing ones before the All Gracious in a group.

[19:86] And We will drive the guilty to Gehenna to be their abode.

[19:87] No one can possess any intercessions except those who have received a promise from The All Gracious.

[19:88] And they said; The All Gracious has begotten a son.

[19:89] Indeed they have produced an atrocious characterization.

[19:90] The vacua almost shatter and matter is about to lose cohesion and the mountains are about to crumble -

[19:91] -when they claim for The All Gracious a son.

[19:92] It is not befitting for The All Gracious to beget a son!

[19:93] Everyone in the vacua and matter is no more than a servant of The All Gracious.

[19:94] We have indeed numbered them and have counted them exactly.

[19:95] Everyone on the Day of Resurrection will come to Him as an individual.

[19:96] Indeed those who have attained faith and lead a righteous life, The All Gracious will create love for them.

[19:97] Therefore, We have surely made it easy in your tongue in order to give good news with it to the god-fearing ones and to warn with it the people who offer hostility.

[19:98] And We have annihilated many a generation before them; do you have any feelings for any one of them? Do you hear from them any sound?