Surah Maryam 19:35 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 35 / 98 · Page 307
ۚ ۖ مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَانَهُ إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Word by Word
ۚ
ۖ
مَا
ma
Not
كَانَ
kana
(it) is
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
أَن
an
that
يَتَّخِذَ
yattakhidha
He should take
مِن
min
any son
وَلَدٍ
waladin
any son
سُبْحَانَهُ
sub'hanahu
Glory be to Him
إِذَا
idha
When
قَضَى
qada
He decrees
أَمْرًا
amran
a matter
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
He says
لَهُ
lahu
to it
كُن
kun
Be
فَيَكُونُ
fayakunu
and it is
Transliteration
Maa kaana lillaahi ai yattakhiza minw waladin Subhaanah; izaa qadaaa amran fa innamaa yaqoolu lahoo kun fa yakoon
Translation
It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
It does not befit Allah to have a son, exalted and free He is from this. When He intends something, it is enough for Him to say regarding this thing: Be, and it most definitely becomes. So He who is like this is free from having a son.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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