Zakariyyā عليه السلام · childlessness
Do not leave me alone
- Source
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Sūrat Al-Anbiyaa
21:89 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
- Text
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وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
Rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa-ʾanta khayru al-wārithīna
English · Marmaduke Pickthall And Zachariah, when he cried unto his Lord: My Lord! Leave me not childless, though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Zekeriya da hani Rabbine: "Rabbim! Beni tek başıma bırakma, sen varislerin en hayırlısısın" diye nida etmişti.
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (21:89), Zakariya asks not to be left without an heir.
Qurʾān 21:89
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
And mention Zachariah Zakariyyā is substituted by the following idh nādā rabbahu … when he cried out to his Lord saying ‘My Lord do not leave me without an heir without a son to inherit from me and You are the best of inheritors’ the One that endures after all of your creation has perished.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Bring your deepest hopes to Allah with patience.