So the angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”
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فنادىه
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
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Readings:
فَنَادَتْهُ
fa-nādat-hu
فَنَادَاهُ
fa-nādāhu
“The angels called to him”
Explanation:
These readings represent two options for gender agreement with the broken plural al-malā’ikah. The latter reading (masculine form) may be more indicative of the caller being specifically the Angel Gabriel [Makki].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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Explanation:
These readings represent two options for gender agreement with the broken plural al-malā’ikah. The latter reading (masculine form) may be more indicative of the caller being specifically the Angel Gabriel [Makki].