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Tafsir: Ali 'Imran 3:47

3:47
قالت رب انى يكون لي ولد ولم يمسسني بشر قال كذالك الله يخلق ما يشاء اذا قضى امرا فانما يقول له كن فيكون ٤٧
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌۭ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌۭ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٤٧
قَالَتۡ
رَبِّ
أَنَّىٰ
يَكُونُ
لِي
وَلَدٞ
وَلَمۡ
يَمۡسَسۡنِي
بَشَرٞۖ
قَالَ
كَذَٰلِكِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَخۡلُقُ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
إِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٤٧
Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!
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The glad tidings given by the angel (verse 46) regarding the birth of Sayyidna ` Isa without a father surprised Sayyidah Maryam as she was a virgin. She wondered how it would happen. Would that be a Divine miracle or would she be asked to marry a man? The Divine answer eliminates the latter possibility. Not restricted by it, 'Allah creates what He wills', that is, His will is all sufficient to bring some-thing into existence. He needs no medium or cause. It is only His command "be" which makes things come into existence.