سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 91
وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)]: We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Rûh - Jibrîl (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son [‘Îsâ (Jesus)] a sign for Al-‘Âlamîn (the mankind and jinn).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّتِىٓ
wa-allatī
And she who
أَحْصَنَتْ
aḥṣanat
guarded
فَرْجَهَا
farjahā
her chastity
فَنَفَخْنَا
fanafakhnā
so We breathed
فِيهَا
fīhā
into her
مِن
min
of
رُّوحِنَا
rūḥinā
Our Spirit
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا
wajaʿalnāhā
and We made her
وَٱبْنَهَآ
wa-ib'nahā
and her son
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a sign
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
lil'ʿālamīna
for the worlds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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And (mention) the woman who guarded her chastity. Then We breathed into her of Our spirit [81], and made her and her son a sign for all the worlds [82].
[81]
The Accusation of the Jews Against Lady Maryam and Sayyiduna Zakariya:
When Allah Almighty fashioned the figure of Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) and perfected it, He breathed into it from His spirit, by which the human being was endowed with the power of will, choice, discernment, and deduction. Then, through procreation, these very qualities were transferred to all the descendants of Adam, and these are qualities not found in any other creature. Thereafter, Allah sent His spirit to Lady Maryam. This very spirit appeared before Lady Maryam in the form of a healthy human being. This spirit called itself "the messenger of your Lord" before Lady Maryam, and this spirit (which, according to the commentators, is Jibreel عليه السلام) said to Lady Maryam that "I have come so that I may grant you a pure boy." Thus, this spirit blew into the collar of Lady Maryam, by which she became pregnant. (Surah Maryam) This very incident Allah Almighty has also expressed at this place and in Surah Tahrim, verse number 12, in these words: "We breathed into Maryam from Our spirit." That is why he is called Ruhullah and Kalimatullah. And along with this, at every place, it has been clarified that Lady Maryam had indeed fully protected her chastity. Despite such clarifications, the Jews accused Lady Maryam of adultery and attributed it to Hazrat Zakariya (peace be upon him), merely because he was the guardian of Lady Maryam. This was the mischief of the Jews, and the Christians went to the other extreme and declared Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) as Allah, or the son of Allah, or the third of three gods. Thus, due to this miraculous birth, both Jews and Christians, falling into excess, became misguided.
[82]
The Deniers of the Fatherless Birth of Sayyiduna Isa:
Unfortunately, even among Muslims, there have arisen some people who do not believe in the fatherless birth of Hazrat Isa. And this is the same group that is always mentally overawed by the rationalism of the modern age. Allah Almighty has said in Surah Maryam: "So that We may make it (the birth of Isa) a sign for the people" [19: 21]
And at this place, He said: "We made Lady Maryam and her son both a sign for all the worlds." Also, in Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse number 50, He said: "And We made the son of Maryam (Hazrat Isa عليه السلام) and his mother a sign." Now, the question to these gentlemen is: if the birth of Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) had occurred in the usual manner through the union of both mother and father, then how could both Lady Maryam and Isa ibn Maryam be a sign for the people or for all the worlds?
[81]
The Accusation of the Jews Against Lady Maryam and Sayyiduna Zakariya:
When Allah Almighty fashioned the figure of Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) and perfected it, He breathed into it from His spirit, by which the human being was endowed with the power of will, choice, discernment, and deduction. Then, through procreation, these very qualities were transferred to all the descendants of Adam, and these are qualities not found in any other creature. Thereafter, Allah sent His spirit to Lady Maryam. This very spirit appeared before Lady Maryam in the form of a healthy human being. This spirit called itself "the messenger of your Lord" before Lady Maryam, and this spirit (which, according to the commentators, is Jibreel عليه السلام) said to Lady Maryam that "I have come so that I may grant you a pure boy." Thus, this spirit blew into the collar of Lady Maryam, by which she became pregnant. (Surah Maryam) This very incident Allah Almighty has also expressed at this place and in Surah Tahrim, verse number 12, in these words: "We breathed into Maryam from Our spirit." That is why he is called Ruhullah and Kalimatullah. And along with this, at every place, it has been clarified that Lady Maryam had indeed fully protected her chastity. Despite such clarifications, the Jews accused Lady Maryam of adultery and attributed it to Hazrat Zakariya (peace be upon him), merely because he was the guardian of Lady Maryam. This was the mischief of the Jews, and the Christians went to the other extreme and declared Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) as Allah, or the son of Allah, or the third of three gods. Thus, due to this miraculous birth, both Jews and Christians, falling into excess, became misguided.
[82]
The Deniers of the Fatherless Birth of Sayyiduna Isa:
Unfortunately, even among Muslims, there have arisen some people who do not believe in the fatherless birth of Hazrat Isa. And this is the same group that is always mentally overawed by the rationalism of the modern age. Allah Almighty has said in Surah Maryam: "So that We may make it (the birth of Isa) a sign for the people" [19: 21]
And at this place, He said: "We made Lady Maryam and her son both a sign for all the worlds." Also, in Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse number 50, He said: "And We made the son of Maryam (Hazrat Isa عليه السلام) and his mother a sign." Now, the question to these gentlemen is: if the birth of Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) had occurred in the usual manner through the union of both mother and father, then how could both Lady Maryam and Isa ibn Maryam be a sign for the people or for all the worlds?
