سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 90
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَـٰشِعِينَ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahyâ (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا
fa-is'tajabnā
So We responded
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
وَوَهَبْنَا
wawahabnā
and We bestowed
لَهُۥ
lahu
on him
يَحْيَىٰ
yaḥyā
Yahya
وَأَصْلَحْنَا
wa-aṣlaḥnā
and We cured
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ
zawjahu
his wife
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
used (to)
يُسَـٰرِعُونَ
yusāriʿūna
hasten
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ
l-khayrāti
good deeds
وَيَدْعُونَنَا
wayadʿūnanā
and they supplicate to Us
رَغَبًۭا
raghaban
(in) hope
وَرَهَبًۭا ۖ
warahaban
and fear
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
لَنَا
lanā
to Us
خَـٰشِعِينَ
khāshiʿīna
humbly submissive
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
90. 1 The necessary details of Prophet Zakariya (AS) praying for offspring in old age and Allah granting it to him have already been mentioned in Surah Al-Imran and Surah Ta-Ha. Here too, reference is made to it in these words.
90. 2 That is, she was barren and unable to bear children; We removed this defect of hers and granted her a righteous child.
90. 3 Thus, for the acceptance of supplication, it is necessary to observe those matters which have been specifically mentioned here. For example, supplicating and beseeching Allah with persistence and humility, hastening in good deeds, calling upon the Lord with a mixture of fear and hope, and expressing humility and submissiveness before Him.
90. 2 That is, she was barren and unable to bear children; We removed this defect of hers and granted her a righteous child.
90. 3 Thus, for the acceptance of supplication, it is necessary to observe those matters which have been specifically mentioned here. For example, supplicating and beseeching Allah with persistence and humility, hastening in good deeds, calling upon the Lord with a mixture of fear and hope, and expressing humility and submissiveness before Him.
