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Ali 'Imran 3:40 قال رب انى يكون لي غلام وقد بلغني الكبر وامراتي عاقر قال كذالك الله يفعل ما يشاء ٤٠

3:40
قَالَ
رَبِّ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
غُلَٰمٞ
وَقَدۡ
بَلَغَنِيَ
ٱلۡكِبَرُ
وَٱمۡرَأَتِي
عَاقِرٞۖ
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكَ
ٱللَّهُ
يَفۡعَلُ
مَا
يَشَآءُ
٤٠
He said: “O my Lord, how shall I have a boy when old age has come upon me and my wife is barren?” Said He: “That is how Allah does what He wills.”
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Supplication of Zakariyya, and the Good News of Yahya's Birth

When Zakariyya saw that Allah provided sustenance for Maryam by giving her the fruits of winter in summer and the fruits of summer in winter, he was eager to have a child of his own. By then, Zakariyya had become an old man, his bones

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The Supplication of Zakariyya, and the Good News of Yahya's Birth

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Chapter 3, Page 55, Juz 3

38. Thereupon, Zakariyyā prayed to his Lord. He said: “O my Lord, grant me from Your own (power) a goodly progeny. Verily, You are the One who listens to the prayer.” 39. So then, when he stood praying in the place of worship, the angels called out to him saying: “Allah gives you the good news of YaHyā who shall come to confirm a word of Allah and shall be a chief, abstinent (from women), a prophet and one of the righteous.” 40. He said: “O my Lord, how shall I have a boy when old age has come upon me and my wife is barren?” Said He: “That is how Allah does what He wills.” 41. He said: “O my Lord, set for me a sign.” Said He: “Your sign is that you shall not be able to speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord much; and proclaim His purity in the evening and the morning.”

- T. Usmani

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