Surah 3. Al-i'Imran, Ayah 41
| قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِي آيَةً ۖ قَالَ آيَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا ۗ وَاذْكُرْ رَبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ |
| Transliteration | : | qaala rabb -i ijcal li- -y 'aayah qaala 'aayah -ka 'an laa tukallim an- naas thalaathah ayyaam 'illaa ramz(an) wa- udhkur rabb -ka kather(an) wa- sabbih. bi- al- cashey wa- al- ibkaar |
| Pickthall | : | He said: My Lord! Appoint a token for me. (The angel) said: The token unto thee (shall be) that thou shalt not speak unto mankind three days except by signs. Remember thy Lord much, and praise (Him) in the early hours of night and morning. |
| Asad | : | [Zachariah] prayed: "O my Sustainer! Appoint a sign for me!" Said [the angel]: "Thy sign shall be that for three days thou wilt not speak unto men other than by gestures.29 And remember thy Sustainer unceasingly, and extol His limitless glory by night and by day." |
| Malik | : | Zakariya said: "My Rabb! Grant me a sign." It was said: "Your sign is that you will not be able to speak to people for three days except through gestures. During this time you should remember your Rabb very much and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | He said: "O my Lord! give me a sign!" "Thy Sign" was the answer "shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord again and again and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning." |
Note - 29According to Abu Muslim (quoted with approval by Razi),
Zachariah was merely enjoined not to speak to anyone
during the period of three days, and not struck dumb as
in the New Testament narrative (Luke i, 20-22): thus the
"sign" was purely spiritual, and was to consist in
Zachariah's utter self-abandonment to prayer and
contemplation.
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According to Abu Muslim (quoted with approval by Razi), Zachariah was merely enjoined not to speak to anyone during the period of three days, and not struck dumb as in the New Testament narrative (Luke i, 20-22): thus the "sign" was purely spiritual, and was to consist in Zachariah's utter self-abandonment to prayer and contemplation. |
