19:1  K. H. Y. Aa. Ss.

19:2  This is a narration of your Lord's mercy upon His servant Zechariah.

19:3  When he called on his Lord secretly,

19:4  he said, "My Lord, my bones have become frail, and my head is aflame with grey, and never have I been discontented in calling upon You, my Lord.

19:5  I fear the relatives when I am gone, and my wife is barren, so grant me from You an heir

19:6  who would inherit me and inherit from Jacob's family, and make him, my Lord, acceptable."

19:7  "O Zechariah, We give you good news of a boy whose name is John. We have not given such a name to anyone before."

19:8  He said, "My Lord, how can I have a boy when my wife is barren, and I have reached a very old age?"

19:9  He said, "Thus said your Lord, 'It is easy for Me. I created you before when you were nothing.' "

19:10  He said, "My Lord, appoint for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, though you are able to."

19:11  He came out to his people from the sanctuary and signalled to them that they are to observe glorification in the morning and the evening.

19:12  "O John, uphold the Scripture strongly." We endowed him with sound judgment as a young boy,

19:13  as well as kindness from Us and purity. He was reverent

19:14  and kind to his parents. He was not a disobedient tyrant.

19:15  Peace be upon him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is resurrected back to life.

19:16  And mention in the Book Mary, when she withdrew from her family to an eastern place.

19:17  She screened herself away from them. Then We sent to her Our Ruh who appeared to her in the form of a perfect man.

19:18  She said, "I seek refuge in the Almighty from you, that you may be reverent."

19:19  He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to grant you a pure boy."

19:20  She said, "How can I have a boy when no man has touched me nor have I been unchaste?"

19:21  He said, "Thus said your Lord, 'It is easy for Me. We will render him a sign for the people and mercy from Us. This is a matter preordained.' "

19:22  So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.

19:23  The pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "I wish I had died before this and was a thing utterly forgotten."

19:24  So he called out to her from beneath her, saying, "Do not grieve. Your Lord has placed beneath you a stream.

19:25  Shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you, and it will drop over you ripe dates.

19:26  So eat and drink and be happy, then if you see any human being, say, 'I have vowed a fast for the Almighty, and so I will not speak today to any human being.' "

19:27  Then she came to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have come up with something quite odd.

19:28  O sister of Aaron, your father was not a bad man, and your mother was not unchaste."

19:29  So she pointed at him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is an infant in the cradle?"

19:30  He said, "I am God's servant. He has given me the Scripture and has made me a prophet.

19:31  He made me blessed wherever I may be and instructed me to observe the Salat and the Zakat as long as I am alive,

19:32  and to treat my mother kindly. He did not make me a miserable tyrant.

19:33  Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am resurrected back to life."

19:34  That is Jesus, the son of Mary; the word of truth in which they doubt.

19:35  It is not for God to take a son. Glory to Him! If He decrees a matter, He merely says to it, "Be," and it is.

19:36  "And indeed, God is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path."

19:37  Then the various parties differed among themselves. Therefore, woe to those who disbelieved from the scene of a great Day.

19:38  How well will they hear and see on the Day they come to Us, but as for today, the transgressors are in clear misguidance.

19:39  Warn them of the Day of Remorse, when the matter will be settled while they are in obliviousness and while they do not believe.

19:40  It is We who inherit the earth and all who are on it, and to Us they will be returned.

19:41  And mention in the Book Abraham; he was a truthful prophet.

19:42  He said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship what does not hear nor see, nor can avail you in any way?

19:43  O my father, I have received knowledge that you did not receive, so follow me, and I will guide you to an even path.

19:44  O my father, do not worship the devil. The devil is disobedient to the Almighty.

19:45  O my father, I fear that you will be touched by a punishment from the Almighty and that you would be an ally of the devil."

19:46  He said, "Are you rejecting my gods, O Abraham? If you do not stop, I will stone you, so better go away from me for a long time."

19:47  He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you; He has been most kind to me.

19:48  I will abandon you and what you call upon besides God, and I shall call upon my Lord. Perhaps by calling upon my Lord, I will no longer be miserable."

19:49  So when he abandoned them and what they worshipped besides God, We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and each of them We made a prophet.

19:50  We bestowed on them of Our mercy, and We granted them a truthful repute of high praise.

19:51  And mention in the Book Moses. He was totally devoted, and he was a prophet messenger.

19:52  We called him from the right side of the mount. We brought him close in communion.

19:53  And We bestowed on him, out of Our mercy, his brother Aaron as a prophet.

19:54  And mention in the Book Ishmael. He was true to his promise, and he was a prophet messenger.

19:55  He used to instruct his family to observe the Salat and the Zakat, and he was pleasing to his Lord.

19:56  And mention in the Book Enoch. He was a truthful prophet,

19:57  and We raised him to a high position.

19:58  Those are the prophets whom God has blessed from the descendants of Adam, and from those We carried with Noah, and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and from those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Almighty were recited to them, they fell prostrating and weeping.

19:59  Then after them, there came successors who lost the Salat and pursued the lusts, and so perdition awaits them,

19:60  except for those who repent, believe, and do good deeds. Those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged in any way.

19:61  They will enter the Gardens of Eden that the Almighty has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise will come to pass.

19:62  They will not hear any idle talk therein, only peace, and therein, they shall have their provisions in the morning and the evening.

19:63  Such is Paradise that We let those among Our servants who were reverent inherit.

19:64  "We do not come down except by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us, what is behind us, and what is in between. Your Lord is never forgetful."

19:65  The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship. Do you know of any other who bears any likeness to Him?

19:66  The human being says, "Once I die, will I then be brought out alive?"

19:67  Does the human being not remember that We created him previously and he was nothing?

19:68  By your Lord, We will gather them and the devils, then We will bring them round Hell on their knees.

19:69  Then We will pluck out from every sect the one who was most defiant against the Almighty.

19:70  Then it is We who know best those most deserving to roast in it.

19:71  Indeed, there is none among you who will not pass by it. This is a preordained certainty by your Lord.

19:72  Then We save the reverent and leave the transgressors in it on their knees.

19:73  When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of the two parties is in a better position and is higher in authority?"

19:74  How many a generation have We annihilated before them who were greater in possessions and better in appearance!

19:75  Say, "For those who are entrenched in the misguidance, the Almighty will extend for them the respite until, when they see what they have been promised, either the punishment or the Hour, they will then know who is in a worse position and weaker in power."

19:76  And God will increase the guidance of those who were guided. The lasting good deeds are better with your Lord in reward, and they yield a better return.

19:77  Have you seen the one who rejected Our revelations and said, "I will surely be given wealth and children"?

19:78  Did he look into the unseen? Or has he taken an oath from the Almighty?

19:79  Not so! We will record what he says, then extend the punishment for him immensely.

19:80  What he says will be returned to Us, and he will come to Us all on his own.

19:81  They have taken up gods besides God to be for them a source of dignity.

19:82  But no, they will reject their worship of them and will turn against them.

19:83  Have you not seen that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them continuously?

19:84  So do not hasten what is to come to them; We are counting for them a countdown.

19:85  On the Day We gather the reverent to the Almighty as a delegation,

19:86  and We drive the criminals to Hell like a thirsty herd;

19:87  they will possess no power of intercession except those who have taken a pledge from the Almighty.

19:88  They said, "The Almighty has taken unto Himself a son."

19:89  You have come up with something hideous.

19:90  The heavens almost shatter from it, the earth to split open, and the mountains to crash down in ruins,

19:91  for they claimed that the Almighty has a son

19:92  when it is not befitting for the Almighty to take a son.

19:93  Indeed, there is none in the heavens and the earth who comes to the Almighty as other than a servant.

19:94  He has enumerated them and counted them precisely.

19:95  And all of them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection, each on his own.

19:96  Those who believe and do good deeds, the Almighty will appoint for them love.

19:97  We have made it easy and in your tongue so that you would give good news with it to the reverent, and that you would warn with it a hostile people.

19:98  How many a generation before them We have annihilated! Can you sense any trace of them or hear from them any whisper?