سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 59
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He [‘Îsâ (Jesus)] was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel (i.e. his creation without a father).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illā
(was) except
عَبْدٌ
ʿabdun
a slave
أَنْعَمْنَا
anʿamnā
We bestowed Our favor
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ
wajaʿalnāhu
and We made him
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
لِّبَنِىٓ
libanī
for (the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
for (the) Children of Israel
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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59. He was only a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example of Our power for the Children of Israel [58].
[58]
The Answer to the Polytheists Regarding Their Strong Argument:
In this verse, the objection of the polytheists has been answered that Isa (Jesus) ؑ was not a deity, nor did he ever claim to be one. Rather, he was a most sincere servant of Allah. We bestowed upon him various kinds of favors. His birth without a father was a manifestation of Allah’s perfect power. Then he was given such miracles that were not given to any prophet before him nor after him. But this in no way means that he rose above the status of servitude to reach the status of divinity. Rather, he remained a servant of Allah and throughout his life he called himself a servant of Allah. And he was a model for the Children of Israel to follow.
[58]
The Answer to the Polytheists Regarding Their Strong Argument:
In this verse, the objection of the polytheists has been answered that Isa (Jesus) ؑ was not a deity, nor did he ever claim to be one. Rather, he was a most sincere servant of Allah. We bestowed upon him various kinds of favors. His birth without a father was a manifestation of Allah’s perfect power. Then he was given such miracles that were not given to any prophet before him nor after him. But this in no way means that he rose above the status of servitude to reach the status of divinity. Rather, he remained a servant of Allah and throughout his life he called himself a servant of Allah. And he was a model for the Children of Israel to follow.
