Surah Maryam Ayat 11

Nabi Zakaria a.s. keluar dari mihrab menuju kaumnya, yang sudah lama menunggu karena kebiasaan mereka ikut salat berjamaah bersama di tempat beribadatnya pada pagi dan petang hari. Mereka bertanya, "Gerangan apa yang menyebabkan beliau terlambat membuka pintu mihrabnya." Lalu beliau memberi isyarat kepada mereka, supaya bertasbih mensucikan Allah dari kemusyrikan dan dari tuduhan mempunyai anak dan dari setiap sifat yang tidak layak bagi Allah. Mereka diperintahkan supaya banyak bertasbih di waktu pagi dan petang.

So he emerged before his people from the sanctuary that is from the temple — they had been waiting for him to open it in order to perform their prayers therein after his command as was the custom — and signalled indicated to them ‘Make glorifications perform prayers at morning and evening’ at the beginning of the day and at its end as per usual. He then realised upon his being prevented from speaking to them that she was pregnant with John.