قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
قَالَ
رَبُّكِ
هُوَ
عَلَيَّ
هَيِّنٞۖ
وَلِنَجۡعَلَهُۥٓ
ءَايَةٗ
لِّلنَّاسِ
وَرَحۡمَةٗ
مِّنَّاۚ
وَكَانَ
أَمۡرٗا
مَّقۡضِيّٗا
٢١
He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.
— M. Pickthall
He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"
— Saheeh International
He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us': It is a matter (so) decreed."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of Maryam and Al-Masih (`Isa)
After Allah, the Exalted, mentioned the story of Zakariyya, and that He blessed him with a righteous, purified and blessed child even in his old age while his wife was barren, He then mentions the story of Maryam. Allah informs of His granting her a child named
…The Story of Maryam and Al-Masih (`Isa)
After Allah, the Exalted, mentioned the story of Zakariyya, and that He blessed him with a righteous, purified
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