Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:59 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 59 / 89 · Page 493
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Word by Word
إِنْ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illa
(was) except
عَبْدٌ
abdun
a slave
أَنْعَمْنَا
an'amna
We bestowed Our favor
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
on him
وَجَعَلْنَاهُ
waja'alnahu
and We made him
مَثَلًا
mathalan
an example
لِّبَنِي
libani
for (the) Children of Israel
إِسْرَائِيلَ
is'raila
for (the) Children of Israel
Transliteration
In huwa illaa 'abdun an'amnaa 'alaihi wa ja'alnaahu masalal li Baneee Israaa'eel
Translation
Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Jesus, the son of Mary is nothing but a servant from the servants of Allah whom He favoured with messengership and made him an example for the Israelites. They can use him as proof of the power of Allah because He created him without a father, just like He created Adam without parents.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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