﴿ وَحَنَانًۭا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّۭا ﴾

“as well as, by Our grace, [the gift of] compassion and purity; and he was [always] conscious of Us”

and compassion from Us... That is, �We did this out of mercy for his [John�s] parents�, and purity��We purified him of the false opinions (ẓunūn) that people hold with regard to Him.� And he was God-fearing, that is, �He advanced towards Us, shunning all other than Us.�He also said:The states (aḥwāl) of the prophets are all pure (maḥḍa). His words: