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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 21
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ ۖ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ ءَايَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "So (it will be), your Lord said: ‘That is easy for Me (Allâh): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allâh), and it is a matter (already) decreed, (by Allâh).’ "
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
كَذَٰلِكِ
kadhāliki
Thus
قَالَ
qāla
said
رَبُّكِ
rabbuki
your Lord
هُوَ
huwa
'It
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
(is) for Me
هَيِّنٌۭ ۖ
hayyinun
easy
وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ
walinajʿalahu
and so that We will make him
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a sign
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for the mankind
وَرَحْمَةًۭ
waraḥmatan
and a Mercy
مِّنَّا ۚ
minnā
from Us
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And (it) is
أَمْرًۭا
amran
a matter
مَّقْضِيًّۭا
maqḍiyyan
decreed.'
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
21. 1. That is, it is true that you have not had any intercourse with a man, neither in a lawful way nor in an unlawful way. Whereas, habitually, this is necessary for conception.
21. 2. That is, I am not dependent on means; for Me, this is absolutely easy, and We want to make him a sign of Our creative power. Before this, We created your father Adam without a man and a woman, and your mother Hawwa only from a man, and now by creating Isa (علیہ السلام), We want to demonstrate Our power by creating in the fourth form as well, and that is to create from only a woman’s womb, without a man. We are capable of all four forms of creation.
21. 3. This refers to prophethood, which is Allah’s special mercy, and also for those who will believe in this prophethood.
21. 4. This is an addition to the same statement that Jibril (علیہ السلام) conveyed from Allah. That is, this miraculous creation is decreed in Allah’s knowledge, power, and will.
21. 2. That is, I am not dependent on means; for Me, this is absolutely easy, and We want to make him a sign of Our creative power. Before this, We created your father Adam without a man and a woman, and your mother Hawwa only from a man, and now by creating Isa (علیہ السلام), We want to demonstrate Our power by creating in the fourth form as well, and that is to create from only a woman’s womb, without a man. We are capable of all four forms of creation.
21. 3. This refers to prophethood, which is Allah’s special mercy, and also for those who will believe in this prophethood.
21. 4. This is an addition to the same statement that Jibril (علیہ السلام) conveyed from Allah. That is, this miraculous creation is decreed in Allah’s knowledge, power, and will.
