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Ali 'Imran 39

Ayah 39 of 200 · Medinan

فَنَادَتۡهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٞ يُصَلِّي فِي ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحۡيَىٰ مُصَدِّقَۢا بِكَلِمَةٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَسَيِّدٗا وَحَصُورٗا وَنَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ٣٩

So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word1 from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Referring to the prophet Jesus (upon whom be peace), who was conceived merely by a command from Allāh - the word "Be."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَنَادَتۡهُThen called himfanādathu
  2. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  3. وَهُوَwhen hewahuwa
  4. قَآئِمٞ(was) standing qāimun
  5. يُصَلِّيprayingyuṣallī
  6. فِيinfī
  7. ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِthe prayer chamberl-miḥ'rābi
  8. أَنَّIndeedanna
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. يُبَشِّرُكَgives you glad tidingsyubashiruka
  11. بِيَحۡيَىٰof Yahyabiyaḥyā
  12. مُصَدِّقَۢاconfirmingmuṣaddiqan
  13. بِكَلِمَةٖ[of] a Wordbikalimatin
  14. مِّنَfrommina
  15. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  16. وَسَيِّدٗاand a noblewasayyidan
  17. وَحَصُورٗاand chastewaḥaṣūran
  18. وَنَبِيّٗاand a Prophetwanabiyyan
  19. مِّنَamongmina
  20. ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteousl-ṣāliḥīna

Tafsir

The angels called out to him while he was standing in prayer in his place of worship, saying: Allah gives you good news of a child to be born to you whose name will be John. He will confirm a word from Allah – which refers to Jesus, son of Mary, because he was specially created by a word from Allah. This child will be a leader of his people with his knowledge and worship. He will be innocent, keeping himself away from desires, including approaching women. He will dedicate himself to worshipping His Lord and will also be a prophet from those who are righteous.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran