Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 71
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ { فَبَشَّرْنٰهَا بِاِسْحٰقَ …:} For Sarah (peace be upon her), one piece of good news was the one mentioned above, at which she laughed spontaneously. The angels gave her two more glad tidings: one, that she would be granted a son, and then from that son, a grandson Jacob would be granted, and included in this was the good news that both husband and wife would live long enough to receive a son, he would grow up, then he would get married, and he would be granted Jacob, as if there were four consecutive glad tidings. All four of these glad tidings were given by the angels, but Allah Almighty said that We gave her these glad tidings, because the angels’ task was only to deliver the message, the real glad tidings were from Allah Almighty, which can never be wrong in any way.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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Giving Glad Tidings to Lady Sarah:
Lady Sarah, the wife of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ, was also standing nearby listening to this conversation. When this concern was removed, she laughed out of happiness. Then the angels gave her the glad tidings of a son whose name would be Ishaq, and also informed her that after Ishaq, from him, Yaqub would also be born as a prophet of great resolve. This glad tiding was given especially to Lady Sarah because she was childless, whereas Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ already had children, as Sayyiduna Ismail ؑ had been born from his other wife, Hajar. Therefore, this glad tiding was a matter of much greater joy for Lady Sarah than for Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ. Some commentators have interpreted "ضحکت" (she laughed) here to mean "she menstruated," i.e., "Lady Sarah began to menstruate." Imam Raghib has clarified that this is not the meaning of "ضحکت," but it is possible that as a sign of conceiving a child, she began to menstruate, and the occurrence of menstruation meant that she could conceive and have children.
