39And the angels, namely, Gabriel, called to him, standing in the sanctuary, in the temple, at worship that (anna, means bi-anna; a variant reading has inna, implying a direct speech statement) 'Allahu ta’ālā gives you good tidings (read yubashshiruka, or yubshiruka) of John, who shall confirm a Word, being, from Allahu ta’ālā, namely, Jesus, that he is Allah’s Spirit; he is referred to as [Allah’s] 'Word', because he was created through the word kun, 'Be'; a Rabb, with a following, and one chaste, forbidden from women, and a prophet of the righteous': it is said that he never sinned and never so intended. |
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