45 Preface إِذ قالَتِ المَلائِكَةُ يا مَريَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنهُ اسمُهُ المَسيحُ عيسَى ابنُ مَريَمَ وَجيهًا فِي الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَمِنَ المُقَرَّبينَYusuf AliBehold! the angels said: “O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus1, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to God2.Christ: Greek, Christos = anointed: kings and priests were anointed to symbolise consecration to their office. The Hebrew and Arabic form is Masih.Nearest to God: Muqarrabin, Cf. 56:11.