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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 47
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me." He said: "So (it will be) for Allâh creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only: "Be!" - and it is.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَنَّىٰ
annā
how
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
is [it]
لِى
lī
for me
وَلَدٌۭ
waladun
a boy
وَلَمْ
walam
and (has) not
يَمْسَسْنِى
yamsasnī
touch(ed) me
بَشَرٌۭ ۖ
basharun
any man
قَالَ
qāla
He said
كَذَٰلِكِ
kadhāliki
Thus
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
creates
مَا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
إِذَا
idhā
When
قَضَىٰٓ
qaḍā
He decrees
أَمْرًۭا
amran
a matter
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
He says
لَهُۥ
lahu
to it
كُن
kun
Be
فَيَكُونُ
fayakūnu
and it becomes
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 47) {اَنّٰى يَكُوْنُ لِيْ وَلَدٌ وَّ لَمْ يَمْسَسْنِيْ بَشَرٌ:} When Maryam (peace be upon her) was given the glad tidings of a boy, she expressed amazement—not at its impossibility, but at how it would happen, since the apparent means were not present. She said, no man has ever touched me, so how will I have a child!? It was said: "Allah creates whatever He wills in this way." In the story of Zakariya (peace be upon him) { ’’ يَفْعَلُ ‘‘} and here {’’ يَخْلُقُ ‘‘} was said. The first word is general, because there both husband and wife were present, though they were old. { ’’ يَخْلُقُ ‘‘ } is specific, because without a man, the means are not complete at all. See also Surah Maryam (20, 21).
