The Holy Quran 3:44 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ ۚ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَـٰمَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

Translation

These are from the narrations of the unseen that We inspire you with (O Muhammad ﷺ). You were not present with them (with Zakariyya عليه الصلاة والسلام and the other caretakers of Baytul Maqdas) when they cast their pens (into the river to determine) who will be the guardian of Maryam رضي الله تعالى عنها. You were not (also) present with them when they disputed (about who should care for her). (When every caretaker of Baytul Maqdas wanted to care for Maryam رضي الله تعالى عنها because she was the daughter of their guide, they decided to throw their pens into the Jordan River and hand her to the custody of the person whose pen did not sink to the bottom. It was in this manner that Zakariyya عليه الصلاة والسلام became her guardian. Allaah makes it clear in this verse that Rasulullaah ﷺ could have had knowledge of these happenings only by way of divine revelation. This proves that he was truly a Prophet of Allaah.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ذلك الذي قصصناه عليك -أيها الرسول- من أخبار الغيب التي أوحاها الله إليك، إذ لم تكن معهم حين اختلفوا في كفالة مريم أيُّهم أحق بها وأولى، ووقع بينهم الخصام، فأجْرَوْا القرعة بإلقاء أقلامهم، فأصابت زكريا عليه السلام، ففاز بكفالتها.

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