قَالَتۡ
رَبِّ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
وَلَدٞ
وَلَمۡ
يَمۡسَسۡنِي
بَشَرٞۖ
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
إِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٤٧
She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.
— Saheeh International
She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has touched me?’ [The angel] said, ‘This is how God creates what He will: when He has ordained something, He only says, “Be”, and it is.
— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!
— A. Yusuf Ali
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Delivering the Good News to Maryam of `Isa's Birth
This Ayah contains the glad tidings the angels brought to Maryam that she would give birth to a mighty son who will have a great future. Allah said,
إِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَئِكَةُ يمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ
((Remember) when the
…Delivering the Good News to Maryam of `Isa's Birth
This Ayah contains the glad tidings the angels brought to Maryam that she would give birth to a migh
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