And he came out to his people, from the sanctuary, and signaled to them to praise morning and evening.
"O John, hold on to the Scripture firmly," and We gave him wisdom in his youth.
And tenderness from Us, and innocence. He was devout.
And kind to his parents; and he was not a disobedient tyrant.
And peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the Day he is raised alive.
And mention in the Scripture Mary, when she withdrew from her people to an eastern location.
She screened herself away from them, and We sent to her Our spirit, and He appeared to her as an immaculate human.
She said, "I take refuge from you in the Most Merciful, should you be righteous."
He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord, to give you the gift of a pure son."
She said, "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, and I was never unchaste?"
