Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:42 from?

This ayah is from Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), the 3th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 3.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 3:42?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:42?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 41

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةًۭ ۖ قَالَ ءَايَتُك...

3:42Aal-i-Imraan

Q: What does Quran 3:42 mean?

Quran 3:42 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 42) translates to: "And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds."

Q: What topics does Quran 3:42 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Maryam, Divine Selection, Spiritual Purification, Men's Degree Over Women in Responsibility.

Ayah 43

يَٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَع...

وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Wa iz qaalatil malaaa'ikatu yaa Ya Maryamu innal laahas tafaaki wa tahharaki wastafaaki 'alaa nisaaa'il 'aalameen

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

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37 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples3:41He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture.Next on Lessons from past peoples →3:45[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary

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And mention when the angels namely Gabriel said ‘O Mary God has preferred you He has elected you and made you pure of the touch of men; He has preferred you above all women of the worlds that is the inhabitants of your time.

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Mary, the daughter of `Imran, was the best among the women (of the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation).

Sahih al-Bukhari #3652Narrated `Ali:Sahih

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying (as below) Narrated `Ali: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The best of the world's women is Mary (at her lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (at her lifetime).

Sahih al-Bukhari #3606Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Many amongst men attained perfection but amongst women none attained the perfection except Mary, the daughter of `Imran and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh. And the superiority of `Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. an Arabic dish) to other meals."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3974Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib:Hasan

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The best of its women is Khadijah bint Khuwailid, and the best of its women is Mariam bint 'Imran."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3016It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Many men have attained perfection but no women have attained perfection except Maryam bint ‘Imran (Mary) and Asiyah the wife of Fir’awn. And the superiority of ‘Aishah over other women is like the superiority of Tharid over all other foods.”