Compare 3:41 and 19:10

Last updated: May 3, 2026

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3:41 · Aal-i-Imraan · Juz 3

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۖ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا ۗ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ

19:10 · Maryam · Juz 16

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً ۚ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا

Both record Zakariyya's request for a sign and the identical divine response: 'your sign is that you shall not speak to the people for three days'; 3:41 adds 'except by gesture,' 19:10 specifies 'three nights while sound.'