Ali 'Imran 3:39 فنادته الملايكة وهو قايم يصلي في المحراب ان الله يبشرك بيحيى مصدقا بكلمة من الله وسيدا وحصورا ونبيا من الصالحين ٣٩
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.”
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