(19:15) And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive. (19:16) And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east. (19:17) And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man. (19:18) She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah." (19:19) He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy." (19:20) She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?" (19:21) He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, `It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.` "