Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 26
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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26. 2 This was also to be said by gesture, not by tongue; moreover, among them, the meaning of fasting is to abstain from eating and speaking.
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Allah’s Miraculous Help for Food and Drink During Childbirth:
The trunk of the date-palm tree that Lady Maryam leaned against was situated at a slight elevation. From beneath it, the voice of the same angel was heard who had given the glad tidings of the boy, and whose glad tidings Lady Maryam perhaps had forgotten at that moment. And that voice said: Just look below, Allah has caused a cool and sweet water spring to flow; this is for you to drink. And shake the trunk of this very date-palm tree strongly, and fresh, ripe dates will begin to fall. This was the provision for Lady Maryam’s food, and both these things were created miraculously. This was a simple food for the state of childbirth, and also suitable and balanced.
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Forms of Allah’s Help at the Time of Birth and the Fast of Silence:
By Allah’s mercy, the child was born. The arrival of the angel lessened the loneliness. Provisions for food and drink were also provided. And the fourth and most distressing matter was how to avoid disgrace, and what answer to give when people would see and ask. Allah took the responsibility for this, and the angel instructed Lady Maryam that if anyone sees you, then by gesture say to them that I have taken a fast of silence today, therefore I am forbidden to speak to anyone. It should be clear that the fast of silence was prescribed in previous communities, but it is not prescribed in the Shariah of Muhammad ﷺ. In such a fast, a person could engage in remembrance and supplication to Allah, but could not converse with people, just as Sayyiduna Zakariya was also given such a three-day fast as the sign of the conception of Sayyiduna Yahya ؑ. In such a fast, conversation with angels was not prohibited.
