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Surah Maryam — Ayah 8 (19:8)

Mary · Makkah · Juz 16 · Mushaf page 305 of 604

قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَٰمٞ وَكَانَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتِي عَاقِرٗا وَقَدۡ بَلَغۡتُ مِنَ ٱلۡكِبَرِ عِتِيّٗا ٨

English translation (Saheeh International)

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"

Brief commentary

Zechariah said, amazed at the power of Allah: “How will a child be born to me when my wife is barren and I have reached the limit of old age and weakness of bones?”

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