وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ بُهۡتَٰنًا عَظِيمٗا ١٥٦
And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 When they accused her of fornication.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡAnd for their disbeliefwabikuf'rihim
- وَقَوۡلِهِمۡand their sayingwaqawlihim
- عَلَىٰagainstʿalā
- مَرۡيَمَMaryammaryama
- بُهۡتَٰنًاa slanderbuh'tānan
- عَظِيمٗاgreatʿaẓīman
Tafsir
And I distanced them from My mercy because they disbelieved and because they falsely accused Mary of fornication.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran