Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 41 (3:41)

آلِ عِمْرَان

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۖ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا …

Quran 3:41 is ayah 41 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 55 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:41
قَالَرَبِّٱجْعَللِّىٓءَايَةً ۖقَالَءَايَتُكَأَلَّاتُكَلِّمَٱلنَّاسَثَلَٰثَةَأَيَّامٍإِلَّارَمْزًا ۗوَٱذْكُررَّبَّكَكَثِيرًاوَسَبِّحْبِٱلْعَشِىِّوَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ٤١
qāla rabbi ij'ʿal lī āyatan qāla āyatuka allā tukallima l-nāsa thalāthata ayyāmin illā ramzan wa-udh'kur rabbaka kathīran wasabbiḥ bil-ʿashiyi wal-ib'kāri

He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."(41)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
  3. ٱجْعَلij'ʿalmake
  4. لِّىٓlīfor me
  5. ءَايَةً ۖāyatana sign
  6. قَالَqālaHe said
  7. ءَايَتُكَāyatukayour sign
  8. أَلَّاallā(is) that not
  9. تُكَلِّمَtukallimayou will speak
  10. ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa(to) the people
  11. ثَلَٰثَةَthalāthata(for) three
  12. أَيَّامٍayyāmindays
  13. إِلَّاillāexcept
  14. رَمْزًا ۗramzan(with) gestures
  15. وَٱذْكُرwa-udh'kurAnd remember
  16. رَّبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  17. كَثِيرًاkathīranmuch
  18. وَسَبِّحْwasabbiḥand glorify (Him)
  19. بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyiin the evening
  20. وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِwal-ib'kāriand (in) the morning

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