Life and Death - Verses 12-15 of the Chapter of Mary (Surat Maryam)
While silence and speech are major themes in Surat Maryam, so are life and death. After Zechariah/Zakariyya's impassioned plea, the divine voice introduces his son John/Yahya who is forerunner to Jesus/'Isa. The Chapter uses almost identical phrases to describe them, specifically the idea that they born, will die and be resurrected. Maryam also uses the word of "death" right before the "life" of Jesus/'Isa. The chapter thus argues that there is cyclical pattern between life and death and that after death comes life.
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