The Holy Quran 21:89 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

Translation

And (remember) when Zakariyya prayed (to Allaah saying,), "O my Rabb! Do not leave me childless when You are the Best (and only One) of (those who provide) Successors (progeny)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The prayer of Zakariyya ﵇: that is, “Grant me offspring who can serve the people after me and spread my teaching”, as has already been written in the commentary on Surah Maryam. He was asking for an heir, يَرِثُنِيْ وَيَرِثُ مِنْ اٰلِ يَعْقُوْبَ “…who will inherit from me and inherit from the family of Ya'qub” (Surah Maryam, ruku' (section) 1)

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