8 Preface قالَ رَبِّ أَنّىٰ يَكونُ لي غُلامٌ وَكانَتِ امرَأَتي عاقِرًا وَقَد بَلَغتُ مِنَ الكِبَرِ عِتِيًّاAli Quli QaraiHe said, ‘My Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I am already advanced in age?’