Surah Maryam 19:29 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 29 / 98 · Page 307
ۖ فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا
Word by Word
ۖ
فَأَشَارَتْ
fa-asharat
Then she pointed
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
كَيْفَ
kayfa
How
نُكَلِّمُ
nukallimu
(can) we speak
مَن
man
(to one) who
كَانَ
kana
is
فِي
fi
in
الْمَهْدِ
al-mahdi
the cradle
صَبِيًّا
sabiyyan
a child
Transliteration
Fa ashaarat ilaih; qaaloo kaifa nukallimu man kaana fil mahdi sabiyyaa
Translation
So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
She pointed towards her son Jesus (peace be upon him) who was in the cradle. So the people said in surprise: “How can we talk to a child who is in the cradle?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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