سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 49
وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنِّى قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّىٓ أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ ٱلْأَكْمَهَ وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِى بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And will make him [(‘Îsâ (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allâh’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَسُولًا
warasūlan
And (make him) a Messenger
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
أَنِّى
annī
Indeed, I
قَدْ
qad
[surely]
جِئْتُكُم
ji'tukum
[I] (have) come (to) you
بِـَٔايَةٍۢ
biāyatin
with a sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ
rabbikum
your Lord
أَنِّىٓ
annī
that I
أَخْلُقُ
akhluqu
[I] design
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلطِّينِ
l-ṭīni
[the] clay
كَهَيْـَٔةِ
kahayati
like the form
ٱلطَّيْرِ
l-ṭayri
(of) the bird
فَأَنفُخُ
fa-anfukhu
then I breath
فِيهِ
fīhi
into it
فَيَكُونُ
fayakūnu
and it becomes
طَيْرًۢا
ṭayran
a bird
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُبْرِئُ
wa-ub'ri-u
And I cure
ٱلْأَكْمَهَ
l-akmaha
the blind
وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ
wal-abraṣa
and the leper
وَأُحْىِ
wa-uḥ'yī
and I give life
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
l-mawtā
(to) the dead
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُنَبِّئُكُم
wa-unabbi-ukum
And I inform you
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَأْكُلُونَ
takulūna
you eat
وَمَا
wamā
and what
تَدَّخِرُونَ
taddakhirūna
you store
فِى
fī
in
بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ
buyūtikum
your houses
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ
laāyatan
(is) surely a sign
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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 49) ➊ {اَنِّيْ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ:} That is, when he will come as a Messenger, his call will be what is mentioned ahead.
➋ { اَنِّيْۤ اَخْلُقُ : } Here the word {’’ خَلَقَ ‘‘} is used in the sense of making an outward form and appearance, as in the hadith where on the Day of Resurrection Allah will say to the image-makers: [ اَحْيُوْا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ ] "Give life to what you have created." [بخاری، البیوع، باب التجارۃ فیما یکرہ…: ۲۱۰۵ ] In the sense of creating and giving life, the Creator is only Allah.
➌ { بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ:} Here the repetition of the word {”بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ“} is meant to show that if it were not for Allah's command, Jesus (peace be upon him) could not have shown these miracles, and this is the case with every prophet's miracles, that they are only in Allah's power.
➍ Allah Almighty granted each of His prophets miracles appropriate to their time. In the time of Moses (peace be upon him), magic and magicians were dominant, so Allah sent him with such miracles that all the magicians were astonished and bewildered, and eventually those magicians themselves became Muslim and were ready to be crucified in the path of Islam. In the time of Jesus (peace be upon him), medicine and natural sciences were prevalent, so Allah granted him such miracles before which all doctors and scientists could not help but admit their helplessness and incapacity. In the time of our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), eloquence, rhetoric, poetry, and literature were at their peak, so Allah revealed to him such a Book that made all the eloquent and articulate bow their heads. Allah gave them three kinds of challenges: first, to bring something like the whole Qur'an (Bani Isra'il: 88), then to bring ten surahs like it (Hud: 13), then to bring even one surah like it (Yunus: 38), but despite hearing the challenge repeatedly, they could not present even one surah like it, let alone ten such surahs. Why? Because the speech of the Creator does not resemble the speech of the creation. (Ibn Kathir, Razi)
➋ { اَنِّيْۤ اَخْلُقُ : } Here the word {’’ خَلَقَ ‘‘} is used in the sense of making an outward form and appearance, as in the hadith where on the Day of Resurrection Allah will say to the image-makers: [ اَحْيُوْا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ ] "Give life to what you have created." [بخاری، البیوع، باب التجارۃ فیما یکرہ…: ۲۱۰۵ ] In the sense of creating and giving life, the Creator is only Allah.
➌ { بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ:} Here the repetition of the word {”بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ“} is meant to show that if it were not for Allah's command, Jesus (peace be upon him) could not have shown these miracles, and this is the case with every prophet's miracles, that they are only in Allah's power.
➍ Allah Almighty granted each of His prophets miracles appropriate to their time. In the time of Moses (peace be upon him), magic and magicians were dominant, so Allah sent him with such miracles that all the magicians were astonished and bewildered, and eventually those magicians themselves became Muslim and were ready to be crucified in the path of Islam. In the time of Jesus (peace be upon him), medicine and natural sciences were prevalent, so Allah granted him such miracles before which all doctors and scientists could not help but admit their helplessness and incapacity. In the time of our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), eloquence, rhetoric, poetry, and literature were at their peak, so Allah revealed to him such a Book that made all the eloquent and articulate bow their heads. Allah gave them three kinds of challenges: first, to bring something like the whole Qur'an (Bani Isra'il: 88), then to bring ten surahs like it (Hud: 13), then to bring even one surah like it (Yunus: 38), but despite hearing the challenge repeatedly, they could not present even one surah like it, let alone ten such surahs. Why? Because the speech of the Creator does not resemble the speech of the creation. (Ibn Kathir, Razi)
