سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 27
فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًٔا فَرِيًّا ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Indeed you have brought a thing Fariyy (a mighty thing). [Tafsir Al-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَتَتْ
fa-atat
Then she came
بِهِۦ
bihi
with him
قَوْمَهَا
qawmahā
(to) her people
تَحْمِلُهُۥ ۖ
taḥmiluhu
carrying him
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰمَرْيَمُ
yāmaryamu
O Maryam
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جِئْتِ
ji'ti
you (have) brought
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
an amazing thing
فَرِيًّۭا
fariyyan
an amazing thing
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Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Maryam, you have certainly brought a monstrous thing." [27]
[27]
The Slanders of the Jews:
The reason for which Lady Maryam had settled in that distant place had been fulfilled. Now, carrying the child and firmly holding onto the angel’s guidance, she came to her people, hoping that just as Allah had previously provided timely help, He would again make a way out. When she reached her people carrying the child, they, upon seeing the child, began to reproach and criticize her without asking anything, raising a great commotion and saying that, being from such a pure family as that of Harun, what have you done? You have disgraced our entire family and brought our honor to dust. In short, all sorts of things were being said. Someone said that your mother (the wife of Imran) was also a chaste and virtuous woman, and your father (Imran) was a noble man. Then how did this bad trait come into you? In short, as many mouths, so many words were being spoken, and Lady Maryam listened to these words with silence and patience, and these things were not unexpected. How was Lady Maryam the sister of Harun? It is said that Lady Maryam had a brother named Harun as well. That is why people called Lady Maryam “O sister of Harun.” It is possible that this is correct, but the better explanation is the one mentioned above, and this explanation is also supported by common Arabic usage. Furthermore, the following hadith also supports this explanation. Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah says that the Prophetﷺ sent me to the Christians of Najran (for debate), so they said: “You recite ‘O sister of Harun,’ but there is a long period between Musa and Isa. (So how was Maryam the sister of Harun, the brother of Musa?) And I did not know what answer to give them. Then I came to the Prophetﷺ and informed him, so heﷺ said: ‘Did you not tell them that they used to name people after the prophets and righteous people who came before them?’ (i.e., Harun the brother of Musa was different, and Maryam’s brother Harun was different).” [ترمذي، ابواب التفسير]
[27]
The Slanders of the Jews:
The reason for which Lady Maryam had settled in that distant place had been fulfilled. Now, carrying the child and firmly holding onto the angel’s guidance, she came to her people, hoping that just as Allah had previously provided timely help, He would again make a way out. When she reached her people carrying the child, they, upon seeing the child, began to reproach and criticize her without asking anything, raising a great commotion and saying that, being from such a pure family as that of Harun, what have you done? You have disgraced our entire family and brought our honor to dust. In short, all sorts of things were being said. Someone said that your mother (the wife of Imran) was also a chaste and virtuous woman, and your father (Imran) was a noble man. Then how did this bad trait come into you? In short, as many mouths, so many words were being spoken, and Lady Maryam listened to these words with silence and patience, and these things were not unexpected. How was Lady Maryam the sister of Harun? It is said that Lady Maryam had a brother named Harun as well. That is why people called Lady Maryam “O sister of Harun.” It is possible that this is correct, but the better explanation is the one mentioned above, and this explanation is also supported by common Arabic usage. Furthermore, the following hadith also supports this explanation. Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah says that the Prophetﷺ sent me to the Christians of Najran (for debate), so they said: “You recite ‘O sister of Harun,’ but there is a long period between Musa and Isa. (So how was Maryam the sister of Harun, the brother of Musa?) And I did not know what answer to give them. Then I came to the Prophetﷺ and informed him, so heﷺ said: ‘Did you not tell them that they used to name people after the prophets and righteous people who came before them?’ (i.e., Harun the brother of Musa was different, and Maryam’s brother Harun was different).” [ترمذي، ابواب التفسير]
