← Ali 'Imran
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Ali 'Imran · Ayah 47
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Translation
She said
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
قَالَتْ (She said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Sahih International
She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.
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