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Zakariyya’s prayer for a good child

Arabic wording, a reading aid, and its cited source.

Qur’anic text
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibah, innaka sami‘ud-du‘a.

English meaning

My Lord, grant me good offspring from Yourself. You hear every supplication.

English meaning: editorial rendering

Qur’an 3:38 ↗

Supplication excerpt from a longer verse; it is not a guarantee of a particular outcome.

Context & reflection

Zakariyya made this prayer in the sanctuary. The following verse tells of the announcement of Yahya.

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