[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reader-21-2627":3},{"cid":4,"surahName":5,"title":6,"blocks":7,"range":46,"prev":47,"next":51},21,"Al-Anbiya","Zakariyya and Yahya",[8,10,13,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44],{"kind":9,"text":6},"title",{"kind":11,"text":12},"translation","Allah tells us of His servant Zakariyya, who asked Allah to grant him a son who would be a Prophet after him. The story has already been given in detail at the beginning of Surah Maryam and also in Surah `Imran. Here an abbreviated version is given.",{"kind":14,"text":15},"quran","﴿ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ ۥ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":17},"(when he cried to his Lord) means, in secret, hiding it from his people.",{"kind":14,"text":19},"﴿ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِى فَرۡدً۬ا ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":21},"(O My Lord! Leave me not single,) means, with no child and no heir to stand among the people after me.",{"kind":14,"text":23},"﴿ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٲرِثِينَ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":25},"(though You are the Best of the inheritors.) This is a supplication and form of praise befitting the topic. Allah says:",{"kind":14,"text":27},"﴿ فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُ ۥ وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُ ۥ يَحۡيَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحۡنَا لَهُ ۥ زَوۡجَهُ ۥۤ‌ۚ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":29},"(So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya, and cured his wife for him.) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Sa`id bin Jubayr said: \"She was barren and never had a child, then she gave birth.''",{"kind":14,"text":31},"﴿ إِنَّهُمۡ ڪَانُواْ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلۡخَيۡرَٲتِ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":33},"(Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds,) means, acts of worship and acts of obedience towards Allah.",{"kind":14,"text":35},"﴿ وَيَدۡعُونَنَا رَغَبً۬ا وَرَهَبً۬ا‌ۖ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":37},"(and they used to call on Us with hope and fear,) Ath-Thawri said, \"Hoping for that (reward) which is with Us and fearing that (punishment) which is with Us.''",{"kind":14,"text":39},"﴿ وَڪَانُواْ لَنَا خَـٰشِعِينَ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":41},"(and they were Khashi`in before Us.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that this means, sincerely believing in that which was revealed by Allah. Mujahid said: \"Truly believing.'' Abu Al-`Aliyah said: \"Fearing.'' Abu Sinan said: \"Khushu` means the fear which should never leave our hearts.'' It was also reported from Mujahid that the Khashi`in are those who are humble.'' Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak said, \"The Khashi`in are those who humble themselves before Allah.'' All of these suggestions are close in meaning.",{"kind":14,"text":43},"﴿ وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةً۬ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴾",{"kind":11,"text":45},"(91. And she who guarded her chastity, We breathed into her through Our Ruh, and We made her and her son a sign for nations.)","Verse 91",{"title":48,"range":49,"to":50},"Yunus","Verses 89–90","\u002Fsurah\u002F21\u002F2628",{"title":52,"range":53,"to":54},"`Isa and Maryam the True Believer","Verses 92–94","\u002Fsurah\u002F21\u002F2626",1782504198951]