Maryam
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Kâf¬ Hâ¬Yâ¬'Aîn¬Sâd. [These letters are one
of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their
meanings]. (1) (This is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave
Zakariyya (Zachariah). (2) When he called out his Lord (Allâh) a call in secret. (3) He said: "My
Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my
Lord! (4) "And Verily, I fear my relatives after me, since my wife is
barren. So give me from Yourself an heir, (5) "Who shall
inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of Ya'qûb (Jacob) (inheritance of
the religious knowledge and Prophethood, not wealth). And make him, my Lord,
one with whom You are Well-pleased!" (6) (Allâh said) "O
Zakariyya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad
tidings of a son, Whose name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to
none before (him)." (7) He said: "My Lord! How can I have a son,
when my wife is barren, and I have reached the extreme old age."
(8) He said: "So (it
will be). Your Lord says; It is easy for Me.
Certainly I have created you before, when you had been nothing!" (9) [Zakariyya
(Zachariah)] said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a sign." He said:
"Your sign is that you shall not speak unto mankind for three nights,
though having no bodily defect." (10) Then he came out to his people from
Al-Mihrâb (a praying place or a private room), he told them by signs to glorify
Allâh's Praises in the morning and in the afternoon. (11)(It was said to his
son): "O Yahya (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)]."
And We gave him wisdom while yet a child. (12) And (made him)
sympathetic to men as a mercy (or a grant) from Us, and pure from sins [i.e.
Yahya (John)] and he was righteous, (13) And dutiful towards his parents, and he was
neither an arrogant nor disobedient (to Allâh or to his parents). (14) And Salâm (peace) be
on him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he will be raised up
to life (again)! (15) And mention in the Book (the Qur'ân, O Muhammad SAW , the story
of) Maryam (Mary), when she withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place
facing east (16) She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent
to her Our Ruh [angel Jibril (Gabriel)], and he appeared before her in the form
of a man in all respects. (17) She said: "Verily! I seek refuge with
the Most Gracious (Allâh) from you, if you do fear Allâh." (18) (The angel) said:
"I am only a messenger from your Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a
righteous son." (19) She said: "How can I have a son, when no man has
touched me, nor am I unchaste?" (20) He said: "So (it will be), your
Lord said: 'That is easy for Me (Allâh): And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign
to mankind and a mercy from Us (Allâh), and it is a matter (already) decreed,
(by Allâh).' " (21) So she conceived him[], and she withdrew with him to a
far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem). (22) And the pains of
childbirth drove her to the trunk of a date-palm. She said: "Would that I
had died before this, and had been forgotten and out of sight!" (23) Then [the babe
'Īsā (Jesus) or Jibril (Gabriel)] cried unto her from below her,
saying: "Grieve not! Your Lord has provided a water stream under you; (24) "And shake the
trunk of date-palm towards you, it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon
you." (25)"So eat and drink and be glad, And
if you see any human being, say: 'Verily! I have vowed a fast unto the Most
Gracious (Allâh) so I shall not speak to any human being this day.'" (26) Then she brought him
(the baby) to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! Indeed you
have brought a thing Fariyy (a mighty thing). (Tafsir At-Tabari) (27) "O sister (i.e.
the like) of Hârûn (Aaron) []! Your father was not a man who used to commit
adultery, nor your mother was an unchaste woman." (28) Then she pointed to
him. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the
cradle?[]" (29) "He ['Īsā (Jesus)] said: Verily! I am a slave of
Allâh, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet;[]" (30) "And He has made
me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me Salât (prayer), and Zakât,
as long as I live." (31) "And dutiful to my mother, and made me
not arrogant, unblest. (32) "And Salâm (peace) be upon me the day I was born,
and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!" (33) Such is
'Īsā (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (it is) a statement of truth,
about which they doubt (or dispute) (34) It befits not (the Majesty of) Allâh that He
should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allâh, by
saying that 'Īsā (Jesus) is the son of Allâh]. Glorified (and Exalted
is He above all that they associate with Him). When He decrees a thing, He only
says to it, "Be!" and it is[] (35) ['Īsā (Jesus) said]:
"And verily Allâh is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That
is the Straight Path. (Allâh's religion of Islâmic Monotheism which He did
ordain for all of His Prophets)." [Tafsir At-Tabarî] (36) Then the sects
differed [i.e. the Christians about 'Īsā (Jesus) A.S.], so woe unto
the disbelievers [those who gave false witness by saying that 'Īsā
(Jesus) is the son of Allâh] from the Meeting of a great Day (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection, when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire)[]. (37) How clearly will they
(polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) see and hear, the Day
when they will appear before Us! But the Zalimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)
today are in plain error (38)And warn them (O Muhammad
SAW) of the Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided, while
(now) they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not[] (39) Verily! We will
inherit the earth and whatsoever is thereon. And to Us they all shall be
returned, (40) And mention in the Book (the Qur'ân) Ibrâhim (Abraham). Verily!
he was a man of truth, a Prophet. (41) When he said to his father: "O my
father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you
in anything? (42) "O my father! Verily! there has come to me of knowledge
that which came not unto you. So follow me. I will guide you to a Straight
Path. (43) "O my father! Worship not Shaitân (Satan). Verily! Shaitân
(Satan) has been a rebel against the Most Gracious (Allâh) (44) "O my father!
Verily! I fear lest a torment from the Most Gracious (Allâh) should overtake
you, so that you become a companion of Shaitân (Satan) (in the
Hell-fire)." [Tafsir Al-Qurtubî] (45) He (the father) said: "Do you
reject my gods, O Ibrâhim (Abraham)? If you stop not (this), I will indeed
stone you. So get away from me safely (before I punish you)." (46) Ibrâhim (Abraham)
said: "Peace be on you! I will ask Forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily!
He is unto me, Ever Most Gracious. (47) "And I shall turn away from you and from
those whom you invoke besides Allâh. And I shall call upon my Lord; and I hope
that I shall not be unblest in my invocation to my Lord." (48) So when he had turned
away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allâh, We gave him
Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya'qûb (Jacob), and each one of them We made a Prophet. (49) And We gave them of
Our Mercy (a good provision in plenty), and We granted them honour on the tongues
(of all the nations, i.e everybody remembers them with a good praise).[] (50) And mention in the
Book (this Qur'ân) Mûsa (Moses). Verily! he was chosen and he was a Messenger
(and) a Prophet (51)And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and made him
draw near to Us for a talk with him [Mûsa (Moses)] (52) And We granted him
his brother Hârûn (Aaron), (also) a Prophet, out of Our Mercy. (53) And mention in the
Book (the Qur'ân) Ismâ'il (Ishmael). Verily! he was true to what he promised,
and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet. (54) And he used to enjoin on his family
and his people As-Salât (the prayers) and the Zakât, and his Lord was pleased
with him. (55) And mention in the Book (the Qur'ân) Idris (Enoch).Verily! he
was a man of truth, (and) a Prophet. (56) And We raised him to a high station. (57) Those were they unto
whom Allâh bestowed His Grace from among the Prophets, of the offspring of
Adam, and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nûh (Noah), and of the
offspring of Ibrâhim (Abraham) and Israel and from among those whom We guided
and chose. When the Verses of the Most Gracious (Allâh) were recited unto them,
they fell down prostrat and weeping.[] (58) Then, there has succeeded them a
posterity who have given up As-Salât (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salât
(prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them
perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times] and have
followed lusts.[] So they will be thrown in Hell. (59) Except those who
repent and believe (in the Oneness of Allâh and His Messenger Muhammad SAW),
and work righteousness[]. Such will enter Paradise
and they will not be wronged in aught. (60) (They will enter) 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which the Most Gracious
(Allâh) has promised to His slaves in the unseen: Verily! His Promise must come
to pass. (61) They shall not hear therein (in Paradise)
any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), but only Salâm (salutations of
peace). And they will have therein their sustenance, morning and afternoon.
[See (V.40:55)] (62) Such is the Paradise which We
shall give as an inheritance to those of Our slaves who have been Al-Muttaqûn
(pious and righteous persons - See V.2:2). (63) And we (angels) descend not except by the
Command of your Lord (O Muhammad SAW). To Him belongs what is before us and
what is behind us, and what is between those two, and your Lord is never
forgetful,— (64)Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them,
so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship. Do you know
of any who is similar to Him? (of course none is similar or coequal or
comparable to Him, and He has none as partner with Him). [There is nothing like
unto Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer][]. (65) And man (the
disbeliever) says: "When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive?"
(66) Does not man remember
that We created him before, while he was nothing? (67) So by your Lord,
surely, We shall gather them together, and (also) the Shayâtin (devils) (with
them), then We shall bring them round Hell on their knees. (68) Then indeed We shall
drag out from every sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion
against the Most Gracious (Allâh). (69) Then, verily, We know best those who are most
worthy of being burnt therein. (70) There is not one of you but will pass over it
(Hell); this is with your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished[] (71) Then We shall save
those who use to fear Allâh and were dutiful to Him. And We shall leave the
Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers) therein (humbled) to their knees (in
Hell). (72) And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, those who
disbelieve (the rich and strong among the pagans of Quraish who live a life of
luxury) say to those who believe (the weak, poor companions of Prophet Muhammad
SAW who have a hard life): "Which of the two groups (i.e. believers or
disbelievers) is best in (point of) position and as regards station (place of
council for consultation)." (73) And how many a generation (past nations) have
We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward
appearance? (74) Say (O Muhammad SAW) whoever is in error, the Most Gracious
(Allâh) will extend (the rope) to him, until, when they see that which they
were promised, either the torment or the Hour, they will come to know who is
worst in position, and who is weaker in forces. [This is the answer to the
question in Verse No.19:73] (75) And Allâh increases in guidance those who walk aright.
And the righteous good deeds that last, are better with your Lord, for reward
and better for resort. (76)Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Ayât (this Qur'ân and Muhammad SAW) and said: "I shall certainly
be given wealth and children [if I will be alive (again)]," (77) Has he known the
unseen or has he taken a covenant from the Most Gracious (Allâh)? (78) Nay! We shall record
what he says, and We shall increase his torment (in the Hell); (79) And We shall inherit
from him (at his death) all that he talks of (i.e. wealth and children which We
have bestowed upon him in this world), and he shall come to Us alone (80) And they have taken
(for worship) âlihah (gods) besides Allâh, that they might give them honour,
power and glory (and also protect them from Allâh's Punishment). (81) Nay, but they (the
so-called gods) will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them
(on the Day of Resurrection). (82) See you not that We have sent the Shayâtin
(devils) against the disbelievers to push them to do evil. (83) So make no haste
against them; We only count out to them a (limited) number (of the days of the
life of this world and delay their term so that they may increase in evil and
sins). (84) The Day We shall gather the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous
Persons - see V.2:2) unto the Most Gracious (Allâh), like a delegatation (presented
before a king for honour). (85) And We shall drive the Mujrimûn (polytheists,
sinners, criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) to Hell, in a thirsty
state (like a thirsty herd driven down to water), (86) None shall have the
power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise)
from the Most Gracious (Allâh). (87) And they say: "The Most Gracious (Allâh)
has begotten a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: 'Uzair (Ezra)
is the son of Allâh, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son
['Īsā (Christ) A.S.], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten
daughters (angels, etc.)]." (88) Indeed you have brought forth (said) a
terrible evil thing. (89) Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is
split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins, (90) That they ascribe a
son (or offspring or children) to the Most Gracious (Allâh). (91) But it is not
suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Gracious (Allâh) that He should beget a
son (or offspring or children). (92) There is none in the heavens and the earth
but comes unto the Most Gracious (Allâh) as a slave. (93) Verily, He knows each
one of them, and has counted them a full counting. (94) And everyone of them
will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any helper, or
protector or defender). (95) Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of
Allâh and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)] and work deeds of righteousness, the
Most Gracious (Allâh) will bestow love for them[] (in
the hearts of the believers). (96) So We have made this (the Qur'ân) easy in
your own tongue (O Muhammad SAW), only that you may give glad tidings to the
Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - See V.2:2), and warn with it the
Luda[] (most quarrelsome) people. (97) And how many a
generation before them have We destroyed! Can you (O Muhammad SAW) find a
single one of them or hear even a whisper of them? (98)