عَنْهَا went far from people and sat alone beneath a dry date tree. Under the very same tree, Sayyiduna ‘Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was born. As Sayyiduna ‘Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was born to unmarried Maryam without the father, Sayyidatuna Maryam رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا was therefore very worried and anxious and was not returning to her village due to the fear of being slandered and taunted. She was sitting in such a deserted place under a dry date tree where there was nothing to drink and eat. Suddenly, Sayyiduna Jibra`eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام descended and made a stream of water emerge by hitting his heels on the ground. All of a sudden, the dry date tree became green and produced ripe fruit. Then Sayyiduna Jibra`eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام spoke to Sayyidatuna Maryam رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا after calling her in the following manner:

فَنَادٰىهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَاۤ اَلَّا تَحْزَنِیْ قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِیًّا(۲۴)وَ هُزِّیْۤ اِلَیْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسٰقِطْ عَلَیْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِیًّا٘(۲۵)فَكُلِیْ وَ اشْرَبِیْ وَ قَرِّیْ عَیْنًاۚ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: (The angel) therefore called her from below her, ‘Do not grieve – your Lord has caused a river to flow below you. And shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards you – ripe fresh dates will fall upon you.[1] Therefore eat and drink and cool your eyes’. (Part 16, Surah Maryam, Ayah 24, 25, 26)

Dear Islamic brothers! Production of fruit from a dry tree and the sudden emergence of a stream are undoubtedly the miracles of Sayyidatuna Maryam رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا. When Sayyidatuna Maryam رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا was a young child and used to worship in the Mihrab (arch) of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, she would get out-of-season fruits without any effort. However, after the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام, she did receive ripened dates, but Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ commanded her to shake the tree. It has become obvious that as long as a person doesn’t have any children, he is blessed with sustenance without any effort and he gets his sustenance from somewhere, but when a person is blessed with children, it becomes compulsory for him to struggle for his livelihood. This is evident