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Aya 47
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قالَت رَبِّ أَنّىٰ يَكونُ لي وَلَدٌ وَلَم يَمسَسني بَشَرٌ ۖ قالَ كَذٰلِكِ اللَّهُ يَخلُقُ ما يَشاءُ ۚ إِذا قَضىٰ أَمرًا فَإِنَّما يَقولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكونُ

Yusuf Ali

She said: “O my Lord1! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?” He said: “Even so: God createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, ?Be,? and it is!
  • She was addressed by angels, who gave her God’s message. In reply she speaks as to God. In reply, apparently an angel again gives God’s message.