Then he came out to his people from the place of prayer and directed them by gestures to proclaim the purity of Allah at morning and evening.

(When the child was born, Allah said to him,) "0 Yahya", hold on to the Book firmly." And We gave him wisdom, while still a child,

and love from our own, and purity; and he was God-fearing,

and he was good to his parents; and he was not oppressive nor disobedient.

And peace on him the day he was born, the day he dies and the day he will be raised alive.

And mention in the Book (the story of) Maryam, when she withdrew from her people to a place eastwards,

then she used a barrier to hide herself from them. Then, We sent to her Our Spirit and he took before her the form of a perfect human.

She said, "I seek refuge with the Rahman (All-Merciful) against you if you are God-fearing. [ 18]

He said, "I am but a message-bearer of your Lord (sent) to give you a boy, purified."

She said, "How shall I have a boy while no human has ever touched me nor have I ever been unchaste?"