Surah 19 · Juz 16
Maryam · 19:5
وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا
(5) And indeed, I fear the successors[808] after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
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[808]- Those relatives from the father's side who would inherit religious authority.
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[808]- Those relatives from the father's side who would inherit religious authority.
Tafsir
5. And I feared that my relatives will not be able to fulfil the rights of the religion after my death, due to their engrossment in the worldly life. And my wife is barren, so grant me from Yourself a child to help me.
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