Surah Ali 'Imran 3:42
سُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ · Medinan · Verse 42 of 200
وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Translation
The angels said to Mary: ‘Mary, God has chosen you and made you pure: He has truly chosen you above all women.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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