قُلۡ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
تُحِبُّونَ
ٱللَّهَ
فَٱتَّبِعُونِي
يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
وَيَغۡفِرۡ
لَكُمۡ
ذُنُوبَكُمۡۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٣١

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If you ˹sincerely˺ love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:32

قُلۡ

أَطِيعُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

وَٱلرَّسُولَۖ

فَإِن

تَوَلَّوۡاْ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يُحِبُّ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

٣٢

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Obey Allah and His Messenger.” If they still turn away, then truly Allah does not like the disbelievers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:33

۞ إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

ٱصۡطَفَىٰٓ

ءَادَمَ

وَنُوحٗا

وَءَالَ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

وَءَالَ

عِمۡرَٰنَ

عَلَى

ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

٣٣

Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of ’Imrân above all people ˹of their time˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:34

ذُرِّيَّةَۢ

بَعۡضُهَا

مِنۢ

بَعۡضٖۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

سَمِيعٌ

عَلِيمٌ

٣٤

They are descendants of one another. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:35

إِذۡ

قَالَتِ

ٱمۡرَأَتُ

عِمۡرَٰنَ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

نَذَرۡتُ

لَكَ

مَا

فِي

بَطۡنِي

مُحَرَّرٗا

فَتَقَبَّلۡ

مِنِّيٓۖ

إِنَّكَ

أَنتَ

ٱلسَّمِيعُ

ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

٣٥

˹Remember˺ when the wife of ’Imrân said, “My Lord! I dedicate what is in my womb entirely to Your service,¹ so accept it from me. You ˹alone˺ are truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:36

فَلَمَّا

وَضَعَتۡهَا

قَالَتۡ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

وَضَعۡتُهَآ

أُنثَىٰ

وَٱللَّهُ

أَعۡلَمُ

بِمَا

وَضَعَتۡ

وَلَيۡسَ

ٱلذَّكَرُ

كَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۖ

وَإِنِّي

سَمَّيۡتُهَا

مَرۡيَمَ

وَإِنِّيٓ

أُعِيذُهَا

بِكَ

وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا

مِنَ

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ

ٱلرَّجِيمِ

٣٦

When she delivered, she said, “My Lord! I have given birth to a girl,”—and Allah fully knew what she had delivered—“and the male is not like the female.¹ I have named her Mary, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.”²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:37

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا

رَبُّهَا

بِقَبُولٍ

حَسَنٖ

وَأَنۢبَتَهَا

نَبَاتًا

حَسَنٗا

وَكَفَّلَهَا

زَكَرِيَّاۖ

كُلَّمَا

دَخَلَ

عَلَيۡهَا

زَكَرِيَّا

ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ

وَجَدَ

عِندَهَا

رِزۡقٗاۖ

قَالَ

يَٰمَرۡيَمُ

أَنَّىٰ

لَكِ

هَٰذَاۖ

قَالَتۡ

هُوَ

مِنۡ

عِندِ

ٱللَّهِۖ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَرۡزُقُ

مَن

يَشَآءُ

بِغَيۡرِ

حِسَابٍ

٣٧

So her Lord accepted her graciously and blessed her with a pleasant upbringing—entrusting her to the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He exclaimed, “O Mary! Where did this come from?” She replied, “It is from Allah. Surely Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:38

هُنَالِكَ

دَعَا

زَكَرِيَّا

رَبَّهُۥۖ

قَالَ

رَبِّ

هَبۡ

لِي

مِن

لَّدُنكَ

ذُرِّيَّةٗ

طَيِّبَةًۖ

إِنَّكَ

سَمِيعُ

ٱلدُّعَآءِ

٣٨

Then and there Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord! Grant me—by your grace—righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:39

فَنَادَتۡهُ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ

وَهُوَ

قَآئِمٞ

يُصَلِّي

فِي

ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِ

أَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يُبَشِّرُكَ

بِيَحۡيَىٰ

مُصَدِّقَۢا

بِكَلِمَةٖ

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

وَسَيِّدٗا

وَحَصُورٗا

وَنَبِيّٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

٣٩

So the angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

3:40