Mother of Prophet Jesus<\/a>, was about to give birth to Jesus, she suffered a lot because she was alone and there was no body to support her.<\/p>\nThe Quran narrates the very moments of Jesus’ birth in the following words:<\/p>\n
And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, “Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten.”<\/strong><\/p>\nBut he called her from below her, “Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.<\/strong><\/p>\nSo eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, ‘Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.’”<\/strong> (Maryam 19:23-26)<\/p>\nFrom the first verse we can conclude that Lady Mary suffered severe labor pains.<\/p>\n
An Angel approached Mary and asked her not to be sad and that God made available to her a river from which she can drink. The angel asked her to shake the trunk of the palm tree so that she can eat fresh dates in a season not known for producing such dates and this is in itself a miracle.<\/p>\n
The angel also asked Mary to be contented with what God has given her, i.e. her baby Jesus who is going to be a prophet in the future. By this, God has honored Mary and protected her reputation against the false accusation made by her people.<\/p>\n
In the following verses, we read what means:<\/p>\n
Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.<\/strong><\/p>\nO sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.”<\/strong> (Maryam 19:27-28)<\/p>\nHer people accused her of lack of chastity. Being sure of her chastity, she pointed to her child to speak the truth.<\/p>\n
Her people reacted saying:<\/p>\n
So she pointed to him. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?” <\/strong>(Mary 19:29)<\/p>\nAnswering this, Jesus was give the miracle of speaking in the cradle. We read:<\/p>\n
[Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive.<\/strong> \u00a0(Maryam 19:30)<\/p>\n