سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 49
وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنِّى قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّىٓ أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ ٱلْأَكْمَهَ وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِى بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And will make him [(‘Îsâ (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I bring the dead to life by Allâh’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَسُولًا
warasūlan
And (make him) a Messenger
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
أَنِّى
annī
Indeed, I
قَدْ
qad
[surely]
جِئْتُكُم
ji'tukum
[I] (have) come (to) you
بِـَٔايَةٍۢ
biāyatin
with a sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ
rabbikum
your Lord
أَنِّىٓ
annī
that I
أَخْلُقُ
akhluqu
[I] design
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلطِّينِ
l-ṭīni
[the] clay
كَهَيْـَٔةِ
kahayati
like the form
ٱلطَّيْرِ
l-ṭayri
(of) the bird
فَأَنفُخُ
fa-anfukhu
then I breath
فِيهِ
fīhi
into it
فَيَكُونُ
fayakūnu
and it becomes
طَيْرًۢا
ṭayran
a bird
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُبْرِئُ
wa-ub'ri-u
And I cure
ٱلْأَكْمَهَ
l-akmaha
the blind
وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ
wal-abraṣa
and the leper
وَأُحْىِ
wa-uḥ'yī
and I give life
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
l-mawtā
(to) the dead
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأُنَبِّئُكُم
wa-unabbi-ukum
And I inform you
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَأْكُلُونَ
takulūna
you eat
وَمَا
wamā
and what
تَدَّخِرُونَ
taddakhirūna
you store
فِى
fī
in
بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ
buyūtikum
your houses
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَةًۭ
laāyatan
(is) surely a sign
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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49. (So when he came to the Children of Israel as a messenger, he said:) "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. I will make for you out of clay the shape of a bird, then breathe into it, and it will become a bird by Allah’s command. And I heal the blind by birth and the leper by Allah’s command, and I give life to the dead by Allah’s command. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Surely in these things [49] there is a sign for you, if you are believers."
[49] In the time of Jesus ؑ, the art of medicine had reached its peak. The great Greek physicians—Hippocrates, Socrates, Aristotle, and others—gained fame in this very era. Therefore, Jesus ؑ was also granted such miracles that were beyond the reach of physicians. For example, he would fashion a bird out of clay, then blow into it, and it would become alive and start flying. He would say to the dead, "Stand up by Allah's command," and they would stand up and begin to speak. He would pass his hand over the eyes of those born blind and over the bodies of lepers, and they would become completely healthy and well, the blind would regain their sight, and the bodies of the lepers would be cured. In addition, he would also inform people of what they had eaten before coming and what they had left behind at home, and all these things were clear proofs of his being a Messenger from Allah and of his purity.
The Miracles of Jesus ؑ:
If one looks closely, it becomes clear that the entire life of Jesus ؑ was filled and replete with miracles. His birth was also miraculous. He spoke while in the cradle, he would bring the dead to life, and by blowing into birds made of clay, he would turn them into living, breathing birds. Then, miraculously, he was raised up to the heavens, protected from the reach of his enemies. Near the Day of Judgment, his descent into this world will also occur, and these are such miracles in which Jesus ؑ is unique. Perhaps the reason for this is that his birth was not from a father's sperm but from the breath of Gabriel, and some angelic qualities may have come into him. And Allah knows best what is correct. As for what interpretations the deniers of miracles present regarding these few miracles of Jesus ؑ, it is submitted that in this regard, three gentlemen have exercised their intellect and reasoning. First is the Honorable Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Second is Hafiz Inayatullah Athari, who has surpassed all in the field of interpretations, and his interpretations are more interesting and ridiculous. Third is Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Parwez. It is not possible here to present all their interpretations and then comment on them. However, I have detailed them in my two books, "Rationalism and the Denial of Miracles" and "Aina-e-Parveziyat."
[49] In the time of Jesus ؑ, the art of medicine had reached its peak. The great Greek physicians—Hippocrates, Socrates, Aristotle, and others—gained fame in this very era. Therefore, Jesus ؑ was also granted such miracles that were beyond the reach of physicians. For example, he would fashion a bird out of clay, then blow into it, and it would become alive and start flying. He would say to the dead, "Stand up by Allah's command," and they would stand up and begin to speak. He would pass his hand over the eyes of those born blind and over the bodies of lepers, and they would become completely healthy and well, the blind would regain their sight, and the bodies of the lepers would be cured. In addition, he would also inform people of what they had eaten before coming and what they had left behind at home, and all these things were clear proofs of his being a Messenger from Allah and of his purity.
The Miracles of Jesus ؑ:
If one looks closely, it becomes clear that the entire life of Jesus ؑ was filled and replete with miracles. His birth was also miraculous. He spoke while in the cradle, he would bring the dead to life, and by blowing into birds made of clay, he would turn them into living, breathing birds. Then, miraculously, he was raised up to the heavens, protected from the reach of his enemies. Near the Day of Judgment, his descent into this world will also occur, and these are such miracles in which Jesus ؑ is unique. Perhaps the reason for this is that his birth was not from a father's sperm but from the breath of Gabriel, and some angelic qualities may have come into him. And Allah knows best what is correct. As for what interpretations the deniers of miracles present regarding these few miracles of Jesus ؑ, it is submitted that in this regard, three gentlemen have exercised their intellect and reasoning. First is the Honorable Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Second is Hafiz Inayatullah Athari, who has surpassed all in the field of interpretations, and his interpretations are more interesting and ridiculous. Third is Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Parwez. It is not possible here to present all their interpretations and then comment on them. However, I have detailed them in my two books, "Rationalism and the Denial of Miracles" and "Aina-e-Parveziyat."
