A038
Surah: 003 - Ayah: 038
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3:38
The word dhurriyyat (offspring) is applicable to every link of the chain of the creation of man. Thus Hazrat Zakariyya’s prayer implies that he asked God for an offspring that was pure, not only in the loins of the father or the womb of mother, but that he had been infallible and pure even before that. His prayer was: "He said: O Lord! Bestow me with a pure offspring from Your presence." (3:38). And God gave him an infallible and pure son whose lovely name was Yahya (a.s.). The second proof is that the Holy Spirit adopted the form of a Perfect Man and said to Hazrat Maryam: "He said: I am only a messenger (angel) from your Lord, that I may give you a pure son." (19:19). It is clear from this teaching that Hazrat cIsa was infallible and pure not only at the time of his birth but also before that because he had the status of the light of God (61:6-8). Thus these examples justify the claim that the Prophet and the Imam are born infallible and pure, for the light of Prophethood and Imamat is always pure.
Q437 Hazrat Zachariah(c)’s prayer is mentioned in verse (3:38) as: “He said: O Lord! Grant me a pure offspring from near You.” Is it only physical offspring that is sought in such a prayer of a Prophet, or is there any other great purpose?
A437
- Apparently it is physical offspring that is sought in such a prayer of the Prophet, not for the sake of this world, but for the sake of religion.
- However, their inner prayer is for the sake of a pure child from the special presence of God, i.e. at the place of intellect.
- For, the offspring of the Perfect Men are both at the level of soul, as well as at the level of intellect.
This verse has been referred 2 times.