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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 47
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me." He said: "So (it will be) for Allâh creates what He wills. When He has decreed something, He says to it only: "Be!" - and it is.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَنَّىٰ
annā
how
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
is [it]
لِى
lī
for me
وَلَدٌۭ
waladun
a boy
وَلَمْ
walam
and (has) not
يَمْسَسْنِى
yamsasnī
touch(ed) me
بَشَرٌۭ ۖ
basharun
any man
قَالَ
qāla
He said
كَذَٰلِكِ
kadhāliki
Thus
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
creates
مَا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
إِذَا
idhā
When
قَضَىٰٓ
qaḍā
He decrees
أَمْرًۭا
amran
a matter
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
He says
لَهُۥ
lahu
to it
كُن
kun
Be
فَيَكُونُ
fayakūnu
and it becomes
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.
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