Quran 21:90
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Quran 21:90 is a verse in Surah Al-Anbiya that recounts how God accepted the supplication of Prophet Zakariya and granted him the son Yahya (John) despite his and his wife's old age.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Quran verse ⓘ |
| arabicText | فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Quranic text ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 21 ⓘ |
| contextOf | story of Prophet Zakariya ⓘ |
| describes |
God answering Zakariya’s supplication
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God granting Zakariya a son named Yahya ⓘ God reforming Zakariya’s wife ⓘ the devotion of Zakariya and his family ⓘ their calling upon God in hope and fear ⓘ their hastening to perform good deeds ⓘ their humility towards God ⓘ |
| exegesisSubject |
classical tafsir works
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modern tafsir works ⓘ |
| follows | Quran 21:89 ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Mushaf al-Madina standard edition
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Uthmani script Qurans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Juz 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions | God’s reform of Zakariya’s wife ⓘ |
| mentionsProphet |
John the Baptist
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Yahya NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakariya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Surah Al-Anbiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Quran 21:91 ⓘ |
| recitedIn | Muslim prayers and recitations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Quran 19:2–15
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Quran 3:38–41 ⓘ |
| revealedIn | Meccan period ⓘ |
| scriptureOf | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
that God responds to sincere supplication
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that old age does not limit God’s power ⓘ the balance of hope and fear in worship ⓘ the importance of humility in prayer ⓘ the virtue of hastening to good deeds ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of supplication
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divine mercy ⓘ fear and hope in prayer ⓘ haste in good works ⓘ humility before God ⓘ miraculous birth ⓘ righteous deeds ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 90 ⓘ |
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