سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 43
يَـٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَعِى مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O Mary! "Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allâh, by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and Irkâ‘i (bow down) along with Ar-Râki‘ûn (those who bow down)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰمَرْيَمُ
yāmaryamu
O Maryam
ٱقْنُتِى
uq'nutī
Be obedient
لِرَبِّكِ
lirabbiki
to your Lord
وَٱسْجُدِى
wa-us'judī
and prostrate
وَٱرْكَعِى
wa-ir'kaʿī
and bow down
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ
l-rākiʿīna
those who bow down
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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43. "Maryam! Remain obedient to your Lord, and bow down and prostrate yourself [44] along with those who bow down."
[44]
The Angels Speaking to Lady Maryam:
From this verse, it is understood that during the days when Lady Maryam (Mary) ؑ used to reside in the chamber of the temple, engaged in the worship of Allah, the angels would converse with her. It was the angels who informed Lady Maryam ؑ of how merciful her Lord was to her and that He had granted her superiority and preference over all the women of the worlds. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Among men, many have attained perfection, but among women, none have attained perfection except Maryam ؑ bint ‘Imran and Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh."
[بخاری، کتاب الانبیاء باب قولہ تعالیٰ : __QUR_0__]
Along with this, the angels also instructed Lady Maryam ؑ that, as a form of gratitude, she should become even more obedient to Allah Almighty and, in the mosque where the congregation would gather, she should also join and be regular in performing the congregational prayer.
[44]
The Angels Speaking to Lady Maryam:
From this verse, it is understood that during the days when Lady Maryam (Mary) ؑ used to reside in the chamber of the temple, engaged in the worship of Allah, the angels would converse with her. It was the angels who informed Lady Maryam ؑ of how merciful her Lord was to her and that He had granted her superiority and preference over all the women of the worlds. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Among men, many have attained perfection, but among women, none have attained perfection except Maryam ؑ bint ‘Imran and Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh."
[بخاری، کتاب الانبیاء باب قولہ تعالیٰ : __QUR_0__]
Along with this, the angels also instructed Lady Maryam ؑ that, as a form of gratitude, she should become even more obedient to Allah Almighty and, in the mosque where the congregation would gather, she should also join and be regular in performing the congregational prayer.
