Surah Maryam
Chapter 19 · Verse 26 · Revealed in Makkah
“So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.' "”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
What was said to Her after the Birth
Some reciters read the Ayah as,
مَنْ تَحْتِهَا
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
But in the matter of their actual use the order was reversed i.e. eating was enjoined first and then drinking. It is perhaps because normally a person first makes arrangement for drinking water and then for food, specially such food as is more likely to produce thirst. But when it comes to their use the sequence gets reversed i.e. one eats first and then drinks water. (Ruh ul-Ma ani).
What does this verse bring up for you today?