The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
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وَإِذْ
قَالَتِ
الْمَلَائِكَةُ
يَامَرْيَمُ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
اصْطَفَاكِ
وَطَهَّرَكِ
وَاصْطَفَاكِ
عَلَى
نِسَاءِ
الْعَالَمِينَ
wa-ʾidh qālati l-malāʾikatu yā-maryamu ʾinna llāha ṣṭafāki wa-ṭahharaki wa-ṣṭafāki ʿalā nisāʾi l-ʿālamīna
Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.
— Abdullah Yusufali
And when the angels said, ‘O Mary, Allah has chosen you and purified you, and He has chosen you above the world’s women.