Concise Quran Commentary
When his wife heard the glad tiding, she came screaming out of happiness and slapped her face, and said in surprise: “Will an old woman give birth when she is actually barren?”
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Surah 51 : Ayah 29
Surah 51 : Ayah 29
فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
His wife cried out loud, and struck her face [in astonishment] and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”