Anxiety & worry

When you are afraid of being left with no one

Zakariyyā ﷺ, old and without a child, asking not to be left alone.

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

Rabbi lā tadharnī fardan wa anta khayru-l-wārithīn.

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."

He adds the second half himself: even if no one is left, You remain. The asking and the acceptance sit in one sentence.

Source

The Qur'an · 21:89

Qur'an
  • Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International
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