A quiet moment with the Quran.
وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى عَسَىٰٓ أَلَّآ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّۭا
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest.
What did these words bring you?
Explore 212 more ayahs about prayer.
Maryam 19:48 draws attention to “in prayer unto my Lord” and gives a concrete setting for worship that turns need, gratitude, and attention toward Allah. Sit with this ayah after prayer and consider what you need to bring honestly into salah and dua.
This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.
Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.
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