Surah Ali 'Imran 3:42 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 42 / 200 · Page 55
وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَامَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَى نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَتِ
qalati
said
الْمَلَائِكَةُ
al-malaikatu
the Angels
يَامَرْيَمُ
yamaryamu
O Maryam!
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
اصْطَفَاكِ
is'tafaki
(has) chosen you
وَطَهَّرَكِ
watahharaki
and purified you
وَاصْطَفَاكِ
wa-is'tafaki
and chosen you
عَلَى
ala
over
نِسَاءِ
nisai
(the) women
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds
Transliteration
Wa iz qaalatil malaaa'ikatu yaa Ya Maryamu innal laahas tafaaki wa tahharaki wastafaaki 'alaa nisaaa'il 'aalameen
Translation
And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Remember, O Messenger, when the angels said to Mary (peace be upon her): Allah has chosen you because of the praiseworthy qualities you have. He has purified you from all defects, and chosen you over all the other women of your time.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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