Surah Aal i Imraan Ayat 38
Family of Imran · English translation · Edition God
Thereupon Zechariah prayed to his Lord; he said, “My Lord, bestow on me good offspring from Your presence; You are the Hearer of Prayers.”
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Surah Aal i Imraan Ayat 36
And when she delivered her, she said, “My Lord, I have delivered a female,” and God was well aware of what she has delivered, “and the male is not like the female, and I have named her Mary, and have commended her and her descendants to Your protection, from Satan the outcast.”
Surah Aal i Imraan Ayat 37
Her Lord accepted her with a gracious reception, and brought her a beautiful upbringing, and entrusted her to the care of Zechariah. Whenever Zechariah entered upon her in the sanctuary, he found her with provision. He said, “O Mary, where did you get this from?” She said, “It is from God; God provides to whom He wills without reckoning.”
Surah Aal i Imraan Ayat 39
Then the angels called out to him, as he stood praying in the sanctuary: “God gives you good news of John; confirming a Word from God, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet; one of the upright.”
Surah Aal i Imraan Ayat 40
He said, “My Lord, how will I have a son, when old age has overtaken me, and my wife is barren?” He said, “Even so, God does whatever He wills.”
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This is ayat 38 of Surah Aal i Imraan (Family of Imran), surah 3 of the Quran. This surah contains 200 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
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