Surah Maryam (Mary — مريم) (Ayah 5)

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19 Maryam(مريم), Ayah 5

وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا 5 ٥

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir (5)

Tafsir

مَوَالِيَ is the plural of مَولٰی . This word has many meanings in the Arabic language, one of them being a cousin, or other relations on the father's side. Here the word has been used in this sense.

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