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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۖ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا ۗ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ Qur’an Aal-Imran (3:41)

Q a la rabbi ijAAal lee a yatan q a la a yatuka all a tukallima a l nn a sa thal a thata ayy a min ill a ramzan wa o th kur rabbaka katheeran wasabbi h bi a lAAashiyyi wa a libk a r i

[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."

- Mohammad Asad

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."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Zachariah said, 'My Lord! Grant me a sign.' He said, 'Your sign is that you will not 'be able to' speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify 'Him' morning and evening.'

- Mustafa Khattab

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.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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."

Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 41

[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."

- Mohammad Asad

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."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Zachariah said, 'My Lord! Grant me a sign.' He said, 'Your sign is that you will not 'be able to' speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify 'Him' morning and evening.'

- Mustafa Khattab

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.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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."

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 41

[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."

- Mohammad Asad

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."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Zachariah said, 'My Lord! Grant me a sign.' He said, 'Your sign is that you will not 'be able to' speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify 'Him' morning and evening.'

- Mustafa Khattab

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.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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."

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

[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."