Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 36·Madanī

36

فَلَمَّا إِنِّى بِمَا وَإِنِّى مَرْيَمَ وَإِنِّىٓ بِكَ مِنَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah]."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

زن عبادتکار

مریم در لغت به معنای زن عبادتکار و خدمتگزار است و از آن رو که این نام‌گذاری را مادرش بعد از وضع حمل انجام دادء نهایت عشق و علاقةٌ این مادر باایمان به وقف فرزندش در مسیر بندکی و عبادت خدارا نشان می دهد. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه ج۲ء ص ۵۰۴ ۲ پیام قرآن» ج۶. ص ۱۳۶ ۳ المیزان» ج۳ء ص ۱۹۱ و ۱۹۴ > ۴ پیشین» ص ۱۹۳ ۵ نمونه, ج۲. ص ۵۲۶ > ۵ نمونه ج۲» ص ۵۲۶ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān, Payām-i Qurʾān.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 13 roots in 16 of 24 words

Recitation · 32 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah5
  • Madd ṭabīʿī15
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

24 words · 108 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 36 of 200

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

  • قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it…

  • وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

  • إِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ ٱسْمُهُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    [And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this…

  • فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًٔا فَرِيًّا

    Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.

  • فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ

    So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:36 include Quran 3:42 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 3:47 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 21:91 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 3:45 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 3:42 reads: “And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 3:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:36 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “But when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from…”

Which surah is verse 3:36 in?

Quran 3:36 is āyah 36 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 3:36?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 3:36 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.