Surah 3. Ali 'Imran

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-41 [4], 42-54 [5], 55-63 [6], 64-71 [7], 72-80 [8], 81-91 [9], 92-101 [10], 102-109 [11], 110-120 [12], 121-129 [13], 130-143 [14], 144-148 [15], 149-155 [16], 156-172 [17], 173-180 [18], 181-187 [19], 188-200 [20]

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Quran Text of Verse 31-41قُلْSayاِنْIfكُنْتُمْyouتُحِبُّوْنَloveاللّٰهَAllahفَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْthen follow meیُحْبِبْكُمُwill love youاللّٰهُAllahوَ یَغْفِرْand He will forgiveلَكُمْfor youذُنُوْبَكُمْ ؕyour sinsوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ Most Merciful قُلْSayاَطِیْعُواObeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ الرَّسُوْلَ ۚand the MessengerفَاِنْThen ifتَوَلَّوْاthey turn awayفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّloveالْكٰفِرِیْنَ the disbelievers اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahاصْطَفٰۤیchoseاٰدَمَAdamوَ نُوْحًاand Nuhوَّ اٰلَand (the) familyاِبْرٰهِیْمَ(of) Ibrahimوَ اٰلَand (the) familyعِمْرٰنَ(of) Imranعَلَیoverالْعٰلَمِیْنَۙthe worlds ذُرِّیَّةًۢDescendentsبَعْضُهَاsome of themمِنْۢfromبَعْضٍ ؕothersوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahسَمِیْعٌ(is) All-HearingعَلِیْمٌۚAll-Knowing اِذْWhenقَالَتِ[she] saidامْرَاَتُ(the) wifeعِمْرٰنَ(of) ImranرَبِّMy Lord!اِنِّیْIndeed Iنَذَرْتُ[I] vowedلَكَto Youمَاwhatفِیْ(is) inبَطْنِیْmy wombمُحَرَّرًاdedicatedفَتَقَبَّلْso acceptمِنِّیْ ۚfrom meاِنَّكَIndeed YouاَنْتَYouالسَّمِیْعُ(are) the All-Hearingالْعَلِیْمُ the All-Knowing فَلَمَّاThen whenوَضَعَتْهَاshe delivered herقَالَتْshe saidرَبِّMy Lordاِنِّیْindeed Iوَضَعْتُهَاۤ[I] (have) delivered [her]اُنْثٰی ؕa femaleوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahاَعْلَمُknows betterبِمَا[of] whatوَضَعَتْ ؕshe deliveredوَ لَیْسَand is notالذَّكَرُthe maleكَالْاُنْثٰی ۚlike the femaleوَ اِنِّیْAnd that Iسَمَّیْتُهَا[I] (have) named herمَرْیَمَMaryamوَ اِنِّیْۤand that Iاُعِیْذُهَا[I] seek refuge for herبِكَin Youوَ ذُرِّیَّتَهَاand her offspringمِنَfromالشَّیْطٰنِthe Shaitaanالرَّجِیْمِ the rejected فَتَقَبَّلَهَاSo accepted herرَبُّهَاher Lordبِقَبُوْلٍwith acceptanceحَسَنٍgoodوَّ اَنْۢبَتَهَاand made her growنَبَاتًاa growingحَسَنًا ۙgoodوَّ كَفَّلَهَاand put her in (the) careزَكَرِیَّا ؕۚ(of) ZakariyaكُلَّمَاWheneverدَخَلَenteredعَلَیْهَاupon herزَكَرِیَّاZakariyaالْمِحْرَابَ ۙ[the] prayer chamberوَجَدَhe foundعِنْدَهَاwith herرِزْقًا ۚprovisionقَالَHe saidیٰمَرْیَمُO MaryamاَنّٰیFrom whereلَكِfor youهٰذَا ؕ(is) thisقَالَتْShe saidهُوَThisمِنْ(is)عِنْدِfromاللّٰهِ ؕAllahاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahیَرْزُقُgives provisionمَنْ(to) whomیَّشَآءُHe willsبِغَیْرِwithoutحِسَابٍ measure 3. Ali 'Imran Page 55هُنَالِكَThere onlyدَعَاinvokedزَكَرِیَّاZakariyaرَبَّهٗ ۚhis Lordقَالَhe saidرَبِّMy Lordهَبْgrantلِیْ[for] meمِنْfromلَّدُنْكَYourselfذُرِّیَّةًoffspringطَیِّبَةً ۚpureاِنَّكَIndeed, Youسَمِیْعُ(are) All-Hearerالدُّعَآءِ (of) the prayer فَنَادَتْهُThen called himالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsوَ هُوَwhen heقَآىِٕمٌ(was) standingیُّصَلِّیْprayingفِیinالْمِحْرَابِ ۙthe prayer chamberاَنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahیُبَشِّرُكَgives you glad tidingsبِیَحْیٰیof Yahyaمُصَدِّقًۢاconfirmingبِكَلِمَةٍ[of] a WordمِّنَfromاللّٰهِAllahوَ سَیِّدًاand a nobleوَّ حَصُوْرًاand chasteوَّ نَبِیًّاand a Prophetمِّنَamongالصّٰلِحِیْنَ the righteous قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lordاَنّٰیhowیَكُوْنُcan (there) beلِیْfor meغُلٰمٌa sonوَّ قَدْand verilyبَلَغَنِیَhas reached meالْكِبَرُ[the] old ageوَ امْرَاَتِیْand my wifeعَاقِرٌ ؕ(is) [a] barrenقَالَHe saidكَذٰلِكَThusاللّٰهُAllahیَفْعَلُdoesمَاwhatیَشَآءُ He wills قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lordاجْعَلْmakeلِّیْۤfor meاٰیَةً ؕa signقَالَHe saidاٰیَتُكَyour signاَلَّا(is) that notتُكَلِّمَyou will speakالنَّاسَ(to) the peopleثَلٰثَةَ(for) threeاَیَّامٍdaysاِلَّاexceptرَمْزًا ؕ(with) gesturesوَ اذْكُرْAnd rememberرَّبَّكَyour Lordكَثِیْرًاmuchوَّ سَبِّحْand glorify (Him)بِالْعَشِیِّin the eveningوَ الْاِبْكَارِ۠and (in) the morning

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Translation of Verse 31-41

31. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "If you ˹sincerely˺ love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

32. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Obey Allah and His Messenger." If they still turn away, then truly Allah does not like the disbelievers.

33. Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imrân above all people ˹of their time˺.

34. They are descendants of one another. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

35. ˹Remember˺ when the wife of 'Imrân said, "My Lord! I dedicate what is in my womb entirely to Your service, ¹³³ so accept it from me. You ˹alone˺ are truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing."

36. When she delivered, she said, "My Lord! I have given birth to a girl,"-and Allah fully knew what she had delivered-"and the male is not like the female. ¹³⁴ I have named her Mary, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed." ¹³⁵

37. So her

38. Then and there Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, "My Lord! Grant me-by your grace-righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers."

39. So the angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, "Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous."

40. Zachariah exclaimed, "My Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old and my wife is barren?" He replied, "So will it be. Allah does what He wills."

41. Zachariah said, "My Lord! Grant me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify ˹Him˺ morning and evening."

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Commentary

133. i.e., dedicating the child to service in the temple.

134. Service at the temple was hosted by males only.

135. The prayers of Mary's mother were answered. In a ḥadîth collected by Bukhâri and Muslim, the Prophet ( ﷺ ) says, "Every child is touched by Satan when they are born-and they cry because of this contact-except Jesus and his mother."