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=== The annunciation of Jesus to Mary === | === The annunciation of Jesus to Mary === | ||
In the Qur'an, the coming of Jesus is announced to | In the Qur'an, the coming of Jesus is announced to Mary before he is born in two surahs, in which she is surprised in both and asks how it is possible given she is a virgin. | ||
In the first version a single angel announces this as confirmed by the word for a singular messenger (rasūlu) used by an angel. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|19|19-20}}|He said, <b>"Only I am a Messenger (from)</b> your Lord, that I (may) bestow on you a son pure." She said, ‘How shall I have a child seeing that no human being has ever touched me, nor have I been unchaste?’}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|19|19-20}}|He said, <b>"Only I am a Messenger (from)</b> your Lord, that I (may) bestow on you a son pure." She said, ‘How shall I have a child seeing that no human being has ever touched me, nor have I been unchaste?’}} | ||
Whilst when the annunciation scene is recalled in Surah 3, the plural for angels (l-malāikatu) is used, and different wordings follow the conversations afterwards in the two surahs. | Whilst when the annunciation scene is recalled in Surah 3, the plural for angels (l-malāikatu) is used, and different wordings follow the conversations afterwards in the two surahs. | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|4|79}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|4|79}}| | ||
Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah. But whatever evil happens to thee, is from thyself. But what has come to these people. That they fail to understand a single fact}} | Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah. But whatever evil happens to thee, is from thyself. But what has come to these people. That they fail to understand a single fact}} | ||
==Heaven and Hell== | ==Heaven and Hell== | ||
===Is intercession possible on the last day?=== | ===Is intercession possible on the last day?=== | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|4|129}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|4|129}}| | ||
Ye will not be able to deal equally between (your) wives, however much ye wish (to do so). But turn not altogether away (from one), leaving her as in suspense. If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. }} | Ye will not be able to deal equally between (your) wives, however much ye wish (to do so). But turn not altogether away (from one), leaving her as in suspense. If ye do good and keep from evil, lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. }} | ||
==Qur'an== | ==Qur'an== | ||