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: