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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 10
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۚ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Zakariyyâ (Zachariah)] said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a sign." He said: "Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights, though having no bodily defect."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
ٱجْعَل
ij'ʿal
Make
لِّىٓ
lī
for me
ءَايَةًۭ ۚ
āyatan
a sign
قَالَ
qāla
He said
ءَايَتُكَ
āyatuka
Your sign
أَلَّا
allā
(is) that not
تُكَلِّمَ
tukallima
you will speak
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
(to) the people
ثَلَـٰثَ
thalātha
(for) three
لَيَالٍۢ
layālin
nights
سَوِيًّۭا
sawiyyan
sound
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 10) ➊ {قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِّيْۤ اٰيَةً:} That is, show me such a sign that in these circumstances, a boy is about to be born to us so that I may know about it beforehand.
➋ { قَالَ اٰيَتُكَ اَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ …: ’’ سَوِيًّا ‘‘} Healthy, with sound limbs, neither mute nor deaf. Here, three consecutive nights are mentioned, while in Surah Al-Imran, three days are mentioned, meaning the sign is that for three days and nights, while being perfectly healthy and sound, you will not be able to speak to people, then understand that conception has taken place. The tongue was restrained from speaking with people, not from the remembrance, glorification, and praise of Allah. See Surah Al-Imran (41).
➋ { قَالَ اٰيَتُكَ اَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ …: ’’ سَوِيًّا ‘‘} Healthy, with sound limbs, neither mute nor deaf. Here, three consecutive nights are mentioned, while in Surah Al-Imran, three days are mentioned, meaning the sign is that for three days and nights, while being perfectly healthy and sound, you will not be able to speak to people, then understand that conception has taken place. The tongue was restrained from speaking with people, not from the remembrance, glorification, and praise of Allah. See Surah Al-Imran (41).
