Tafsir of Maryam 19:5

Surah Maryam 19:5

ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

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وإني خفت الموالي من ورايي

And verily, I fear Mawali after me, Mujahid, Qatadah and As-Suddi, all said, "In saying the word Mawali, he (Zakariyya) meant his succeeding relatives.''

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