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Meccan · Surah 21 of 114

Al-Anbiyaa 21:91

The Prophets · ayah 91 of 112

وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Wallatee ahsanat farjahafanafakhna feeha min roohinawajaAAalnaha wabnaha ayatanlilAAalameen

"And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Remember the one who guarded her chastity. We breathed into her from Our Spirit and made her and her son a sign for all people."

Pickthall (classic)+

"And she who was chaste, therefor We breathed into her (something) of Our Spirit and made her and her son a token for (all) peoples."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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`Isa and Maryam the True Believer

Here Allah mentions the story of Maryam and her son `Isa, just after mentioning Zakariyya and his son Yahya, may peace be upon them all. He mentions the story of Zakariyya first, followed by the story of Maryam because the one is connected to the other. The former is the story of a child being born to an old man of advanced years, from an old woman who had been barren and had never given birth when she was younger. Then Allah mentions the story of Maryam which is even more wondrous, for in this case a child was born from a female without (the involvement of) a male. These stories also appear in Surah Al `Imran and in Surah Maryam. Here Allah mentions the story of Zakariyya and follows it with the story of Maryam, where He says:

وَالَّتِى أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا

(And she who guarded her chastity,) means, Maryam (peace be upon her). This is like the Ayah in Surah At-Tahrim:

وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَةَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِى أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا

(And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity. And We breathed into it her garment through Our Ruh) 66:12.

وَجَعَلْنَـهَا وَابْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَـلَمِينَ

(and We made her and her son a sign for the nations. ) means, evidence that Allah is able to do all things and that He creates whatever He wills; verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, "Be" -- and it is! This is like the Ayah:

وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ ءَايَةً لِّلْنَّاسِ

(And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to mankind) 19:21

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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О Мухаммад! Почти добрую память Марьям и отдай ей должное. Она уберегла свое лоно от греха и даже не приближалась к нему. Более того, она уберегла свое лоно даже от дозволенного и не вышла замуж, потому что целиком посвятила себя поклонению и искреннему служению Аллаху. А когда ангел Джибрил предстал перед ней в образе прекрасно сложенного и красивого мужчины, она сказала ему: «Я прибегаю к Милостивому, чтобы Он защитил меня от тебя, если только ты богобоязнен» (19:18). Заслуженное ею вознаграждение полностью соответствовало роду ее благодеяний - Аллах одарил ее ребенком, который родился без участия отца, потому что по воле Аллаха ангел Джибрил вдохнул в ее лоно жизнь. Марьям и ее сын стали знамением для обитателей миров, потому что она забеременела и родила ребенка без участия мужчины. А затем новорожденный ребенок заговорил, находясь в колыбели, и отверг обвинения, которые выдвигались в адрес его матери. Он также поведал людям о своем великом предназначении. А затем Аллах почтил его удивительными чудесами, о которых сегодня хорошо известно. Благодаря этому Марьям и ее сын действительно достойны называться Божьим знамением. Люди передают рассказы о них из поколения в поколение, и благоразумные мужи извлекают из них полезные уроки.
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Commentary

This verse directs the Holy Prophet ﷺ to tell his people the story of the pious lady who controlled her passions and then through Jibra'il (علیہ السلام) Allah had breathed His Spirit into her and she gave birth to a son (Sayyidna ` Isa علیہ السلام) who was a symbol of Allah's Divine Power that He can cause babies to be born without a father, and also without both the parents as in the case of Sayyidna 'Adam (علیہ السلام)

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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