8 Preface قالَ رَبِّ أَنّىٰ يَكونُ لي غُلامٌ وَكانَتِ امرَأَتي عاقِرًا وَقَد بَلَغتُ مِنَ الكِبَرِ عِتِيًّاYusuf AliHe said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?”