Then he slipped off to his home, and fetched a fattened calf.

So he brought it close to them (to eat, but being angels, they refrained.) He said, "Would you not eat?"

So he felt some fear in his heart. They said, "Be not scared." And they gave him the good news of (the birth of) a knowledgeable boy.

So his wife came forward with a clamour and slapped her own face and said, " (How can I have a child when I am) a barren old woman?"

They said, "This is how your Lord has said. Surely, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing."