Infertility

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

قَالَرَبِّأَنَّىٰيَكُونُلِيغُلَٰمٞوَقَدۡبَلَغَنِيَٱلۡكِبَرُوَٱمۡرَأَتِيعَاقِرٞۖقَالَكَذَٰلِكَٱللَّهُيَفۡعَلُمَايَشَآءُ٤٠
Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."

قَالَQala
رَبِّrabbi
أَنَّىٰanna
يَكُونُyakoonu
لِىlee
غُلَـٰمٌۭghulamun
وَقَدْwaqad
بَلَغَنِىَbalaghaniya
ٱلْكِبَرُalkibaru
وَٱمْرَأَتِىwaimraatee
عَاقِرٌۭ ۖAAaqirun
قَالَqala
كَذَٰلِكَkathalika
ٱللَّهُAllahu
يَفْعَلُyafAAalu
مَاma
يَشَآءُyashao
وَإِنِّيخِفۡتُٱلۡمَوَٰلِيَمِنوَرَآءِيوَكَانَتِٱمۡرَأَتِيعَاقِرٗافَهَبۡلِيمِنلَّدُنكَوَلِيّٗا٥
Saheeh International

And indeed, I fear the successors1 after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

وَإِنِّىWainnee
خِفْتُkhiftu
ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَalmawaliya
مِنmin
وَرَآءِىwaraee
وَكَانَتِwakanati
ٱمْرَأَتِىimraatee
عَاقِرًۭاAAaqiran
فَهَبْfahab
لِىlee
مِنmin
لَّدُنكَladunka
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyan
قَالَرَبِّأَنَّىٰيَكُونُلِيغُلَٰمٞوَكَانَتِٱمۡرَأَتِيعَاقِرٗاوَقَدۡبَلَغۡتُمِنَٱلۡكِبَرِعِتِيّٗا٨
Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"

قَالَQala
رَبِّrabbi
أَنَّىٰanna
يَكُونُyakoonu
لِىlee
غُلَـٰمٌۭghulamun
وَكَانَتِwakanati
ٱمْرَأَتِىimraatee
عَاقِرًۭاAAaqiran
وَقَدْwaqad
بَلَغْتُbalaghtu
مِنَmina
ٱلْكِبَرِalkibari
عِتِيًّۭاAAitiyyan
أَوۡيُزَوِّجُهُمۡذُكۡرَانٗاوَإِنَٰثٗاۖوَيَجۡعَلُمَنيَشَآءُعَقِيمًاۚإِنَّهُۥعَلِيمٞقَدِيرٞ٥٠
Saheeh International

Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.

أَوْAw
يُزَوِّجُهُمْyuzawwijuhum
ذُكْرَانًۭاthukranan
وَإِنَـٰثًۭا ۖwainathan
وَيَجْعَلُwayajAAalu
مَنman
يَشَآءُyashao
عَقِيمًا ۚAAaqeeman
إِنَّهُۥinnahu
عَلِيمٌۭAAaleemun
قَدِيرٌۭqadeerun
فَأَقۡبَلَتِٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥفِيصَرَّةٖفَصَكَّتۡوَجۡهَهَاوَقَالَتۡعَجُوزٌعَقِيمٞ٢٩
Saheeh International

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

فَأَقْبَلَتِFaaqbalati
ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥimraatuhu
فِىfee
صَرَّةٍۢsarratin
فَصَكَّتْfasakkat
وَجْهَهَاwajhaha
وَقَالَتْwaqalat
عَجُوزٌAAajoozun
عَقِيمٌۭAAaqeemun