سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 50
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةً وَءَاوَيْنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We made the son of Maryam (Mary) and his mother as a sign, and We gave them refuge on high ground, a place of rest, security and flowing streams.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We made
ٱبْنَ
ib'na
(the) son
مَرْيَمَ
maryama
(of) Maryam
وَأُمَّهُۥٓ
wa-ummahu
and his mother
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a Sign
وَءَاوَيْنَـٰهُمَآ
waāwaynāhumā
and We sheltered them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبْوَةٍۢ
rabwatin
a high ground
ذَاتِ
dhāti
of tranquility
قَرَارٍۢ
qarārin
of tranquility
وَمَعِينٍۢ
wamaʿīnin
and water springs
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.
50-1. Because the birth of Isa (Jesus) ؑ occurred without a father, which is a sign of the Lord’s power, just as the creation of Adam ؑ without mother and father, and the creation of Hawwa from Adam ؑ without a female, and the creation of all other humans from both mother and father, are among His signs.
50-2. رَبْوَۃٍ (elevated place) refers to Bayt al-Maqdis, and مَعِیْنٍ (flowing spring) refers to that spring which, according to one opinion, Allah caused to flow as a miracle from beneath the feet of Maryam at the time of Isa’s ؑ birth, as mentioned in Surah Maryam.
50-2. رَبْوَۃٍ (elevated place) refers to Bayt al-Maqdis, and مَعِیْنٍ (flowing spring) refers to that spring which, according to one opinion, Allah caused to flow as a miracle from beneath the feet of Maryam at the time of Isa’s ؑ birth, as mentioned in Surah Maryam.
