~— 3/40. He said: “Oh my Lord! How shall Ihave a son, seeing. | am very old, and my wife is barren?” “Thus,” was the answer, “Allah accomplishes what He wills,” ~[2/19. Then there came a caravan of travellers. They sent their | water-carrier (for water). He let down his bucket (into the well) 1 He said: “Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man! So they concealed him as a treasure! But Allah knows well all that they do. EsG ee 1IS a ere 15/53. They said: “Fear not! We give you happy news of a son ne endowed ‘with wisdom.” — eugene | ids ae ‘Jor the youth, his parents were people of Faith, and | we feared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratis and man).”(9/7. (His prayers were answered): “O Zakariyal We give you good news of a son. His name shall be Yahya. On none by that name have We conferred that distinction before.” | has ———; 37/101. 80 We gave lim the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forebear. conceived a fear of them. ___| 51/28. (When they did not eat), z ‘They said, "Fear not.” And they gave him happy news of a son endowed with Inowledge. Ghulam is an Arabic word and it has been repeatedly referred to in the Holy Quran meaning a young man or son. Alas, the linguists in the Indo- Pak sub-continent have misconstrued Ghulam as slave. ——— May Almighty Allah help Muslims. ae