[A/I`mran 3:38] It is here that Zakaria prayed to his Lord; he said, �My Lord! Give me from Yourself a righteous child; indeed You only are the Listener Of Prayer.�

[A/I`mran 3:39] And the angels called out to him while he was standing, offering prayer at his place of worship, �Indeed Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), who will confirm a Word (or sign) from Allah, - a leader, always refraining from women, a Prophet from one of Our devoted ones.�

[A/I`mran 3:40] He said, �My Lord! How can I have a son when old age has reached me and my wife is barren?� He said, �This is how Allah brings about, whatever He wills.�

[A/I`mran 3:41] He said, �My Lord! Determine a sign for me�; He said, �The sign is that you shall not be able to speak to mankind for three days except by signs; and remember your Lord profusely, and proclaim His Purity before sunset and at dawn.�

Section 5

[A/I`mran 3:42] And when the angels said, �O Maryam! Indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you, and has this day, chosen you among all the women of the world.�

[A/I`mran 3:43] �O Maryam! Stand in reverence before your Lord, prostrate yourself and bow along with those who bow.�

[A/I`mran 3:44] These are tidings of the hidden, which We secretly reveal to you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him); and you were not present with them when they threw their pens to draw lots, to know who should be the guardian of Maryam; nor were you present with them when they were quarrelling. (Yet you know of these things - this is a proof of your being a Prophet.)

[A/I`mran 3:45] And remember when the angels said, �O Maryam! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Eisa the son of Maryam - he will be honourable in this world and in the Hereafter, and among the close ones (to Allah).�