سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 34
ذَٰلِكَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Such is ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (It is) a statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
عِيسَى
ʿīsā
(was) Isa
ٱبْنُ
ub'nu
(the) son
مَرْيَمَ ۚ
maryama
(of) Maryam
قَوْلَ
qawla
a statement
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
(of) truth
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
that which
فِيهِ
fīhi
about it
يَمْتَرُونَ
yamtarūna
they dispute
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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34. This is the story of Jesus, son of Mary. This is the true statement about which they are disputing [31].
[31]
The Sects Involved in Excess and Negligence Regarding Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ, Their Disputes, and Important Points About His Speech in the Cradle:
The reality of the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ is exactly as has been stated here. However, the People of the Book raised many differences and disputes in this matter. The Jews lowered the status of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ so much that, God forbid, they declared him to be illegitimate and even began to present arguments for this. The Christians, on the other hand, elevated his status to such an extent that they declared him to be the very essence of Allah, or some others began to call him the son of Allah and started presenting arguments for such beliefs. Allah Almighty has said that both these groups are involved in excess and negligence and extremism in religion. The actual reality has been stated here. Then, after this reality was clarified, a sect among the Muslims, who are deniers of miracles, also disagreed with this reality and began to say that the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ did not occur miraculously but rather according to the normal natural order, and contrary to the statement of the Quran, they began to seek such arguments by distorting the meaning of the Quran itself. The decision regarding all such people and their disagreements will now be made on the Day of Resurrection. (Regarding the deniers of the miraculous birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ, see the footnote of verse 55 of Surah Al ‘Imran.) And the Christians call Allah the father, Sayyidah Maryam the mother, and Sayyiduna ‘Isa the son. But they do not call Sayyidah Maryam the wife of Allah. That is, even after accepting mother and father, the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa, according to them, is not in the manner that occurs through parents. Then, if one must accept something extraordinary, what difficulty is there in accepting birth without a father?
[31]
The Sects Involved in Excess and Negligence Regarding Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ, Their Disputes, and Important Points About His Speech in the Cradle:
The reality of the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ is exactly as has been stated here. However, the People of the Book raised many differences and disputes in this matter. The Jews lowered the status of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ so much that, God forbid, they declared him to be illegitimate and even began to present arguments for this. The Christians, on the other hand, elevated his status to such an extent that they declared him to be the very essence of Allah, or some others began to call him the son of Allah and started presenting arguments for such beliefs. Allah Almighty has said that both these groups are involved in excess and negligence and extremism in religion. The actual reality has been stated here. Then, after this reality was clarified, a sect among the Muslims, who are deniers of miracles, also disagreed with this reality and began to say that the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ did not occur miraculously but rather according to the normal natural order, and contrary to the statement of the Quran, they began to seek such arguments by distorting the meaning of the Quran itself. The decision regarding all such people and their disagreements will now be made on the Day of Resurrection. (Regarding the deniers of the miraculous birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ؑ, see the footnote of verse 55 of Surah Al ‘Imran.) And the Christians call Allah the father, Sayyidah Maryam the mother, and Sayyiduna ‘Isa the son. But they do not call Sayyidah Maryam the wife of Allah. That is, even after accepting mother and father, the birth of Sayyiduna ‘Isa, according to them, is not in the manner that occurs through parents. Then, if one must accept something extraordinary, what difficulty is there in accepting birth without a father?
