Surah Maryam 19:88 — translation and meaning

مريم · Verse 88 / 98 · Page 311

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَنُ وَلَدًا

Word by Word

وَقَالُوا
waqalu
And they say
اتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
Has taken
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
وَلَدًا
waladan
a son

Transliteration

Wa qaalut takhazar Rahmaanu waladaa

Translation

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The Jews, the Christians and some of the idolaters said: The Merciful has taken a son.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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