The Annunciation
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary ( a.s. ) , is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel ( a.s. ) to the Virgin Mary ( a.s. ) that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus ( a.s. ). The word “Annunciation” anglicised from the Latin Vulgate verses from the Gospel according to Luke, Annuntiatio nativitatis Christi . The word “Annunciation” is derived from the same root as the word ‘announce’. Gabriel ( a.s. ) was announcing the birth of Christ ( a.s. ) in advance. “Annunciation” is simply an older form of saying “announcement”. This term has also been applied in other ways such as the annunciation of the birth of John ( a.s. ) and the annunciation to Mary ( a.s. ). John the Baptist’s ( a.s. ) birth was also announced in advance. Both stories have multiple parallels. In both case, the angel Gabriel ( a.s. ) makes the announcement to a single indiv...