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وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٤٢

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قَالَتِqālatisaid
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamuO Maryam
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
ٱصْطَفَىٰكِiṣ'ṭafāki(has) chosen you
وَطَهَّرَكِwaṭahharakiand purified you
وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِwa-iṣ'ṭafākiand chosen you
عَلَىٰʿalāover
نِسَآءِnisāi(the) women
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Virtue of Maryam Over the Women of Her TimeAllah states that the angels spoke to Maryam by His command and told her that He chose her because of her service to Him, because of her modesty, honor, innocence, and conviction. Allah also chose her because of her virtue over the women of the world.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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