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Al-Ma'idah 75

Ayah 75 of 120 · Medinan

مَّا ٱلۡمَسِيحُ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٞ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُۥ صِدِّيقَةٞۖ كَانَا يَأۡكُلَانِ ٱلطَّعَامَۗ ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرۡ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٧٥

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food.1 Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 They were in need of sustenance, proving that they were creations of Allāh, not divine beings.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. ٱلۡمَسِيحُ(is) the Messiahl-masīḥu
  3. ٱبۡنُsonub'nu
  4. مَرۡيَمَ(of) Maryammaryama
  5. إِلَّاbutillā
  6. رَسُولٞa Messengerrasūlun
  7. قَدۡcertainlyqad
  8. خَلَتۡhad passedkhalat
  9. مِنfrommin
  10. قَبۡلِهِbefore himqablihi
  11. ٱلرُّسُلُthe Messengersl-rusulu
  12. وَأُمُّهُۥAnd his motherwa-ummuhu
  13. صِدِّيقَةٞۖ(was) truthfulṣiddīqatun
  14. كَانَاThey both used tokānā
  15. يَأۡكُلَانِeatyakulāni
  16. ٱلطَّعَامَۗ[the] foodl-ṭaʿāma
  17. ٱنظُرۡSeeunẓur
  18. كَيۡفَhowkayfa
  19. نُبَيِّنُWe make clearnubayyinu
  20. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  21. ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِthe Signsl-āyāti
  22. ثُمَّthenthumma
  23. ٱنظُرۡseeunẓur
  24. أَنَّىٰhowannā
  25. يُؤۡفَكُونَthey are deludedyu'fakūna

Tafsir

The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a messenger like other messengers. Just as death occurs to other messengers, it will occur to him as well. His mother, Mary, was a truthful and sincere woman. Both of them were in need of and used to consume food. How can they be gods when they were in need of food? Look, O Messenger, and think about how I make clear to them the signs indicating My Oneness and the falsehood of their extremism in attributing Lordship to others besides Me. Despite this, they do not recognise these signs. Then look and think about how they are misled from the truth, despite these clear signs indicating My Oneness.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran