سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 59
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He [‘Îsâ (Jesus)] was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel (i.e. his creation without a father).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illā
(was) except
عَبْدٌ
ʿabdun
a slave
أَنْعَمْنَا
anʿamnā
We bestowed Our favor
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ
wajaʿalnāhu
and We made him
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
لِّبَنِىٓ
libanī
for (the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
for (the) Children of Israel
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.
59. 1. In one respect, that his birth occurred without a father; secondly, the miracles that were given to him, such as reviving the dead, etc., also in this regard.
