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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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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He said, "My Lord! Then grant me a sign." He (Allah) said, "Your sign [12] is that you will not be able to speak to people for three consecutive nights."
[12]
Sayyiduna Zakariyya (peace be upon him) Asking for a Sign of Conception:
That is, a sign by which it would be known that conception has now taken place. Thus, the sign was given that, despite your speech ability remaining intact, you will not be able to converse with people; however, your tongue will continue to move for the remembrance of Allah Almighty. So, when that time came, he became engaged in the remembrance of Allah at all times. And he instructed others by gesture to remain constantly engaged in the remembrance of Allah and to join him in expressing gratitude to Allah.
[12]
Sayyiduna Zakariyya (peace be upon him) Asking for a Sign of Conception:
That is, a sign by which it would be known that conception has now taken place. Thus, the sign was given that, despite your speech ability remaining intact, you will not be able to converse with people; however, your tongue will continue to move for the remembrance of Allah Almighty. So, when that time came, he became engaged in the remembrance of Allah at all times. And he instructed others by gesture to remain constantly engaged in the remembrance of Allah and to join him in expressing gratitude to Allah.
