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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

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إِذْ قَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ عِمْرَٰنَ رَبِّ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِى بَطْنِى مُحَرَّرًۭا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ﴿٣٥

Translation (Sahih International)

[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of 'Imran said, "My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
قَالَتِqālati[she] said
ٱمْرَأَتُim'ra-atu(the) wife
عِمْرَٰنَʿim'rāna(of) Imran
رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
نَذَرْتُnadhartu[I] vowed
لَكَlakato You
مَاwhat
فِى(is) in
بَطْنِىbaṭnīmy womb
مُحَرَّرًۭاmuḥarrarandedicated
فَتَقَبَّلْfataqabbalso accept
مِنِّىٓ ۖminnīfrom me
إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
أَنتَantaYou
ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿu(are) the All-Hearing
ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmuthe All-Knowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Maryam's BirthThe wife of `Imran mentioned here is the mother of Maryam, and her name is Hannah bint Faqudh. Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned that Hannah could not have children and that one day, she saw a bird feeding its chick. She wished she could have children and supplicated to Allah to grant her offspring. Allah accepted her supplication, and when her husband slept with her, she became pregnant.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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