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Ali 'Imran 59

Ayah 59 of 200 · Medinan

إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٖ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٥٩

Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allāh1 is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., regarding His creation of him.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. مَثَلَ(the) likenessmathala
  3. عِيسَىٰ(of) Isaʿīsā
  4. عِندَnearʿinda
  5. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  6. كَمَثَلِ(is) like (the) likenesskamathali
  7. ءَادَمَۖ(of) Adamādama
  8. خَلَقَهُۥHe created himkhalaqahu
  9. مِنfrommin
  10. تُرَابٖdustturābin
  11. ثُمَّthenthumma
  12. قَالَHe saidqāla
  13. لَهُۥto himlahu
  14. كُنBekun
  15. فَيَكُونُand he wasfayakūnu

Tafsir

With Allah, the example of the creation of Jesus (peace be upon him) is like the creation of Adam, who was born from dust without a father or mother. Allah simply said to him: Become a man. And he became as Allah willed. How do you then assume that Jesus is a god on the basis that he has no father when you accept that Adam is human despite his having no father or mother?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran