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Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 20
قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَـٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I unchaste?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
أَنَّىٰ
annā
How
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
can be
لِى
lī
for me
غُلَـٰمٌۭ
ghulāmun
a son
وَلَمْ
walam
when not
يَمْسَسْنِى
yamsasnī
has touched me
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
a man
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
أَكُ
aku
I am
بَغِيًّۭا
baghiyyan
unchaste
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
She said, "How can I have a boy when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?" [21]
[21] That is, the first fear of Lady Maryam was removed—that he was not an immoral man but rather a messenger angel sent by Allah. Now, her astonishment was about how a boy could be born? Unless there is contact with a man, whether by force or by consent? And both of these situations were absent here.
[21] That is, the first fear of Lady Maryam was removed—that he was not an immoral man but rather a messenger angel sent by Allah. Now, her astonishment was about how a boy could be born? Unless there is contact with a man, whether by force or by consent? And both of these situations were absent here.
