Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 21 Al-Anbya, Ayat 91-91

وَالَّتِىۡۤ اَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَـنَفَخۡنَا فِيۡهَا مِنۡ رُّوۡحِنَا وَ جَعَلۡنٰهَا وَابۡنَهَاۤ اٰيَةً لِّـلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏ ﴿21:91﴾

(21:91) And also recall the woman who guarded her chastity:88 We breathed into her of Our spirit,89 and made her and her son a Sign to the whole world.90


Notes

88. That is, Mary (peace be upon her).

89. It should be noted that the incident of the birth of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) was not different from that of Prophet Adam, because the wording of the Arabic text in the two cases is almost identical: See (Surah Suad, Ayats 71-72). Besides this in (verse 91), almost similar words have beets used in regard to the birth of Jesus (peace be upon him). See also (Surah An-Nisa, Ayat l71) and( Surah At-Tahrim, Ayat 12). Allah Himself has stated that the birth of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) was just like the birth of Prophet Adam: In the sight of Allah, the case of the birth of Jesus is like that of Adam, whom He created out of dust and said, Be, and he was. (Surah Aal-Imran, Ayat 59). In the light of these verses, we may conclude that Allah uses words like: We breathed into him or her of Our spirit for miraculous births. (For details please see (Surah An-Nisa E.Ns 212-213).

90. That is, The mother and the son were not partners of God nor had any share whatsoever in Godhead, but were a sign from among the signs of God. (See (Surah Maryam, E.N. 21).