Surah Maryam
Chapter 19 · Verse 4 · Revealed in Makkah
“He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Which was revealed in Makkah
Muhammad bin Ishaq recorded a Hadith of Umm Salamah in his Sirah, and Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded from Ibn Mas`ud, the story of the Hijrah (migration) to Ethiopia from Makkah. The narration mentions that Ja`far bin Abi Talib recited the first part of this Surah to An-Najashi and his companions.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا
"Here I am that bones within me have turned feeble, and the head has flared up grey with old age." - 19:4
What does this verse bring up for you today?