Transliteration:( Fastajabnaa lahoo wa wahabnaa lahoo Yahyaa Wa aslahnaa lahoo zawjah; innahum kaanoo yusaari'oona fil khairaati wa yad'oonanaa raghabanw wa rahabaa; wa kaanoo lanaa khaashi'een )
138. Allah Almighty accepted his prayer for a son, although his wife was barren, and made her capable of bearing children, and not transforming her old age to youth, because Allah Almighty had already sent revelation. "And He said he, so it is" (S19:V9) i.c. you would beget a son in a state of old age.Â
139.From this we learn that he who wishes to become a person whose Dua would be acceptable in the court of Allah Almighty, he should do these three deeds: not delay in doing good deeds; pray (make dua) to Allah Almighty at all times, and make himself humble in the presence of Allah Almighty.
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The tafsir of Surah Anbiya verse 90 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anbiya ayat 89 which provides the complete commentary from verse 89 through 90.
86. “Cured his wifeâ€: We cured his wife of sterility. As “You are the best of the Inheritorsâ€, I shall have no grief even if You do not give me any child. For further details, please see (Surah Aal-Imran, Ayat 37-41) and (Surah Maryam, Ayat 2-14) and the E.Ns thereof.
87. It will be worthwhile to reiterate the reasons why the stories of the Prophets have been cited in this Surah.
(1) The story of Prophet Zacharias has been cited to impress on the minds that all the Prophets were human beings and servants of Allah and had no tinge of Godhead in them. They had no power to bestow children upon others because they themselves had to pray to Allah for children for themselves.
(2) The story of Prophet Jonah has been cited to show that even a great Prophet like him did not go unnoticed when he committed an error in regard to Allah’s message. But when he repented, Allah, by His grace, delivered him alive from the belly of the fish.
(3) The mention of Prophet Job has been made to show that even Prophets were put to hard trials and afflictions and even they had to beg Allah to restore them to health, not to speak of curing others of diseases.
Along with these, the other important thing which is meant to be impressed is that all the Prophets believed in the doctrine of Tauhid. That is why they begged and prayed to One Allah alone to fulfill their needs and requirements. Though they met with trials, Allah helped them and granted their prayers in supernatural and miraculous ways.
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