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Surah Maryam, verse 5: meaning and tafsir
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا ٥
And I fear my kinsmen after me,[3] and my wife is barren; so grant me from Yourself an heir,
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[3] i.e., my successors.
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5. And I feared that my relatives will not be able to fulfil the rights of the religion after my death, due to their engrossment in the worldly life. And my wife is barren, so grant me from Yourself a child to help me.
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