سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 28
يَـٰٓأُخْتَ هَـٰرُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ ٱمْرَأَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ أُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O sister (i.e. the like) of Hârûn (Aaron)! Your father was not a man who used to commit adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأُخْتَ
yāukh'ta
O sister
هَـٰرُونَ
hārūna
(of) Harun
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
was
أَبُوكِ
abūki
your father
ٱمْرَأَ
im'ra-a
an evil man
سَوْءٍۢ
sawin
an evil man
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانَتْ
kānat
was
أُمُّكِ
ummuki
your mother
بَغِيًّۭا
baghiyyan
unchaste
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.
28. 1. By Harun, it is possible that it refers to her real or paternal brother. It is also possible that by Harun is meant Harun the Messenger (the brother of Moses, peace be upon him) himself, and as is the custom among Arabs, she was associated with Harun in brotherhood, as it is said, considering her to be like Harun ؑ in piety, purity, and worship, she was called the sister of Harun in resemblance and similarity to him. Examples of this are also present in the Noble Quran (Ibn Kathir).
