قَالَتۡ
رَبِّ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
وَلَدٞ
وَلَمۡ
يَمۡسَسۡنِي
بَشَرٞۖ
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
إِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٤٧
Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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
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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