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Ali 'Imran 42

Ayah 42 of 200 · Medinan

وَإِذۡ قَالَتِ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرۡيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصۡطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصۡطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٤٢

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذۡAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَتِsaidqālati
  3. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  4. يَٰمَرۡيَمُO Maryamyāmaryamu
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  7. ٱصۡطَفَىٰكِ(has) chosen youiṣ'ṭafāki
  8. وَطَهَّرَكِand purified youwaṭahharaki
  9. وَٱصۡطَفَىٰكِand chosen youwa-iṣ'ṭafāki
  10. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  11. نِسَآءِ(the) womennisāi
  12. ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worldsl-ʿālamīna

Tafsir

Remember, O Messenger, when the angels said to Mary (peace be upon her): Allah has chosen you because of the praiseworthy qualities you have. He has purified you from all defects, and chosen you over all the other women of your time.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran