Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran), ayah 39
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فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِي الْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Translation by words
- فَنَادَتْهُ
- Then called him
- ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
- the Angels
- وَهُوَ
- when he
- قَآئِمٌ
- (was) standing -
- يُصَلِّى
- praying
- فِى
- in
- ٱلْمِحْرَابِ
- the prayer chamber.
- أَنَّ
- "Indeed,
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah
- يُبَشِّرُكَ
- gives you glad tidings
- بِيَحْيَىٰ
- of Yahya,
- مُصَدِّقًۢا
- confirming
- بِكَلِمَةٍ
- [of] a Word
- مِّنَ
- from
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah
- وَسَيِّدًا
- and a noble
- وَحَصُورًا
- and chaste
- وَنَبِيًّا
- and a Prophet
- مِّنَ
- among
- ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
- the righteous.
So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and (who will be) honorable, abstaining (from women), and a prophet from among the righteous."
3:39
Translation: Saheeh International