'When Allah said, O Jesus, Son of Mary'—that is, He will say it on the Day of Resurrection.

'Remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you'—meaning: aided you.

'With the Pure Spirit'—meaning: Gabriel. 'You spoke to the people in the cradle'—meaning: in his mother's lap—'and in maturity'—that is, as a grown man. 'And when you designed from clay as the form of a bird'—meaning: in the likeness of a bird—'and you healed the blind'—meaning: the one who is born to his mother with his eyes closed.

'And when I restrained the Children of Israel from you'—up to