Aal 'Imran 3:39

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فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِي الْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

القرآن الكريم

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Then the angels called out to him, as he stood praying in the sanctuary: “Allah gives you good news of John; confirming a Word from Allah, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet; one of the upright.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Then the angels called out to him, as he stood praying in the sanctuary: “God gives you good news of John; confirming a Word from God, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet; one of the upright.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

The angels called to him while he was standing and praying in his special prayer room. They said, "Allah gives you good news of John. He will believe in Allah's special word, and he'll be a leader, pure-hearted, and a prophet from among the good people."

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Then angels called out to him, while he stood praying in the prayer room, "Allah gives you good news of John, who will confirm a Word from Allah. He will be noble, pure-hearted, and a prophet among the righteous."

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

The angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “God gives you glad tidings of John, confirming a word from God, a leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

So then the angels called out to him, while he stood praying in the sanctuary: “Allah gives you good news of John, confirming a word from Allah, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet from the righteous.”

Community • Allah

So then the angels called out to him, while he stood praying in the sanctuary: “God gives you good news of John, confirming a word from God, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet from the righteous.”

Community • God

So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

Saheeh International

Then the angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in Al-Mihrâb (a praying place or a private room), (saying): "Allâh gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), confirming (believing in) the word from Allâh [i.e. the creation of ‘Îsâ (Jesus) عليه السلام, the Word from Allâh ("Be!" - and he was!)], noble, keeping away from sexual relations with women, a Prophet, from among the righteous."

Hilali and Khan

The angels called out to him while he was standing in the prayer chamber praying, “Allah gives you glad tidings of John, who will confirm a Word from Allah and will be a noble leader, abstinent [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous.”

Rowwad Translation Center

While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the righteous."

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the sanctuary: Allah giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John, (who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the righteous.

Marmaduke Pickthall

As he stood praying in the chamber, the angels called out to him, saying, "God gives you the good news of John, who shall confirm the Word from God, and [shall be] outstanding among men, and utterly chaste, and a prophet from among the righteous."

Wahiduddin Khan

As he stood praying in the sanctuary, the angels called out to him: 'Allah gives you good tidings of John (Yahya), who shall confirm a command of Allah, shall be outstanding among men, utterly chaste, and a Prophet from among the righteous.'

Abul A'la Maududi

Then, as he stood praying in the sanctuary the angels called out to him: ‘Allah gives you the good news of John, as a confirmer of a Word of Allah, eminent and chaste, a prophet, and one of the righteous.’

Ali Quli Qarai

Fanadathu almalaikatu wahuwa qaimun yusallee fee almihrabi anna Allaha yubashshiruka biyahya musaddiqan bikalimatin mina Allahi wasayyidan wahasooran wanabiyyan mina alssaliheena

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