Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)
Verse 43of 200
يَٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَعِى مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ﴿٤٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."
Word-by-word meaning
يَـٰمَرْيَمُyāmaryamuO Maryam
ٱقْنُتِىuq'nutīBe obedient
لِرَبِّكِlirabbikito your Lord
وَٱسْجُدِىwa-us'judīand prostrate
وَٱرْكَعِىwa-ir'kaʿīand bow down
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَl-rākiʿīnathose who bow down
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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