Barren Womb,Blossoming Hope #surahmaryam

كهيعص
ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ نِدَاءً خَفِيًّا
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُنۢ بِدُعَآئِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا
وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَالِىَ مِن وَرَآئِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا
يَرِثُنِى وَيَرِثُ مِنْ ءَالِ يَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَٱجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّۭا
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَـٰمٌۭ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّۭا
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌۭ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـًۭٔا

📜 Shan-e-Nuzool (Background of Revelation)

The verses about Hazrat Zakariya (A.S.) were revealed in Makkah as part of Surah Maryam.
The purpose was to:

Show Allah’s power to grant children even when hope seems impossible.

Remind Quraysh that prophethood and miracles are from Allah alone.

Give hope to believers that sincere prayers are always heard, even if circumstances are against them.

Hazrat Zakariya (A.S.) was a pious prophet and caretaker of Maryam (A.S.) in Bayt al-Maqdis. He saw miraculous provisions with her and prayed to Allah for a child despite being old and his wife being barren. Allah blessed him with Yahya (A.S.).

📖 Introduction

Hazrat Zakariya (A.S.) was a prophet of Bani Israel, known for his humility, devotion, and constant remembrance of Allah. He longed for a righteous heir who would carry on the mission of prophethood and guide the people. These verses from Surah Maryam show his deep faith, gentle prayer, and Allah’s miraculous response.

📝 Story Summary

Zakariya (A.S.) prays in secret to his Lord, expressing his old age and weakness.

He fears that after his death, leadership may fall into unworthy hands.

His wife is barren, yet he asks Allah for an heir — not for worldly power, but to continue the spiritual mission.

Allah gives the glad tidings of a son, Yahya (A.S.), a name never given before.

Zakariya (A.S.) is amazed but assured by Allah that nothing is impossible for Him.

Lesson: Allah answers sincere prayers, even when situations seem hopeless.

📜 Translation (Verse-by-Verse: Surah Maryam 2–9)

Verse 2
This is a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zakariya (Zechariah).

Verse 3
When he called upon his Lord in secret.

Verse 4
He said: “My Lord, my bones have grown weak, and my head is filled with white hair, yet never have I been disappointed in my supplication to You, my Lord.”

Verse 5
“And indeed, I fear what my relatives will do after me, and my wife has always been barren, so grant me from Yourself an heir.”

Verse 6
“Who will inherit from me and inherit from the family of Ya‘qub (Jacob). And make him, my Lord, pleasing (to You).”

Verse 7
“O Zakariya, We give you good news of a boy whose name will be Yahya (John). We have given no one this name before.”

Verse 8
He said: “My Lord, how can I have a boy when my wife has been barren, and I have reached extreme old age?”

Verse 9
[The angel] said: “It will be so. Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me. For I created you before, when you were nothing.’”