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Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 42

سورة آل عمران، الآية ٤٢

3:42 Juz 3 Hizb 6 Page 55 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 3:42

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

Transliteration

wa-idh qālati l-malāikatu yāmaryamu inna l-laha iṣ'ṭafāki waṭahharaki wa-iṣ'ṭafāki ʿalā nisāi l-ʿālamīna

Translation

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

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Verse 42 of Surah Ali ’Imran (3:42), a Medinan surah, is in juz 3, on page 55 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

Remember, O Messenger, when the angels said to Mary (peace be upon her): Allah has chosen you because of the praiseworthy qualities you have. He has purified you from all defects, and chosen you over all the other women of your time.

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Other translations of verse 42

And [remember] when the angels said, “O Mary, Allah has chosen you, purified you, and chosen you over all women.

And (remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allâh has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn) (of her lifetime)."

And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation.

Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.

And when the angels said: O Marium! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of of the world.

And as the Angels said, "O Maryam, (Mary) surely Allah has elected you and purified you and has elected you over the women of the worlds.

Verse 42 word by word

  1. وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
  2. قَالَتِ qālati said ق و ل
  3. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels م ل ك
  4. يَٰمَرْيَمُ yāmaryamu O Maryam
  5. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  6. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  7. ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ iṣ'ṭafāki (has) chosen you ص ف و
  8. وَطَهَّرَكِ waṭahharaki and purified you ط ه ر
  9. وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ wa-iṣ'ṭafāki and chosen you ص ف و
  10. عَلَىٰ ʿalā over
  11. نِسَآءِ nisāi (the) women ن س و
  12. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds ع ل م

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Verses related to verse 42

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:7

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."

  • Maryam 19:10

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا

    [Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."

  • Al-Baqarah 2:116

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    They say, "Allāh has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,

  • Ar-Rum 30:26

    وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.

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  • Ali ’Imran 3:45

    إِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ ٱسْمُهُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    [And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allāh].

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