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Ayah
Word by Word
وَمَرۡيَمَ
And Maryam
ٱبۡنَتَ
(the) daughter
عِمۡرَٰنَ
(of) Imran
ٱلَّتِيٓ
who
أَحۡصَنَتۡ
guarded
فَرۡجَهَا
her chastity
فَنَفَخۡنَا
so We breathed
فِيهِ
into it
مِن
of
رُّوحِنَا
Our Spirit
وَصَدَّقَتۡ
And she believed
بِكَلِمَٰتِ
(in the) Words
رَبِّهَا
(of) her Lord
وَكُتُبِهِۦ
and His Books
وَكَانَتۡ
and she was
مِنَ
of
ٱلۡقَٰنِتِينَ
the devoutly obedient
وَمَرۡيَمَ
And Maryam
ٱبۡنَتَ
(the) daughter
عِمۡرَٰنَ
(of) Imran
ٱلَّتِيٓ
who
أَحۡصَنَتۡ
guarded
فَرۡجَهَا
her chastity
فَنَفَخۡنَا
so We breathed
فِيهِ
into it
مِن
of
رُّوحِنَا
Our Spirit
وَصَدَّقَتۡ
And she believed
بِكَلِمَٰتِ
(in the) Words
رَبِّهَا
(of) her Lord
وَكُتُبِهِۦ
and His Books
وَكَانَتۡ
and she was
مِنَ
of
ٱلۡقَٰنِتِينَ
the devoutly obedient
Translation
And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants).
Tafsir
And Mary (wa-Maryama is a supplement to imra'ata Fir'awna) daughter of 'Imraan, who preserved [the chastity of] her womb, so We breathed into it of Our Spirit, namely, Gabriel - when he breathed into the opening of her shirt, by God's creation of this action of his which reached her womb, thus conceiving Jesus - and she confirmed the words of her Lord, His prescriptions, and His, revealed, Scriptures and she was of the obedient, [one] of the obedient folk.
The Disbelievers can cause no Harm to the Believers
Allah gives the parable for believers,
وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلً لِّلَّذِينَ امَنُوا اِمۡرَأَةَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ
إِذۡ قَالَتۡ
And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe:
the wife of Fir`awn, when she said:
This is a parable that Allah made of the believers, in that, if they needed to, their association with the disbelievers will not harm them. Allah the Exalted said,
لااَّ يَتَّخِذِ الۡمُوۡمِنُونَ الۡكَـفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَأءَ مِن دُونِ الۡمُوۡمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَلِكَ فَلَيۡسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَىۡءٍ إِلَا أَن تَتَّقُواۡ مِنۡهُمۡ تُقَـةً
Let not the believers take the disbelievers as protecting friends instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped by Allah in any way, except you indeed fear a danger from them. (3:28)
Qatadah said,
Fir`awn was the most tyrannical among the people of the earth and the most disbelieving. By Allah! His wife was not affected by her husband's disbelief, because she obeyed her Lord. Therefore, let it be known that Allah is the Just Judge Who will not punish anyone except for their own sins.
Ibn Jarir recorded that Sulayman said,
The wife of Fir`awn was tortured under the sun and when Fir`awn would finish the torture session, the angels would shade her with their wings. She was shown her house in Paradise.
Ibn Jarir said that Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah said,
Fir`awn's wife used to ask, `Who prevailed?'
When she was told, `Musa and Harun prevailed', she said, `I believe in the Lord of Musa and Harun.'
Fir`awn sent his aides to her and said to them, `Find the biggest stone. If she insists on keeping her faith, throw the stone on her, otherwise she is my wife.
When they came to her, she looked up to the sky and was able to see her house in Paradise. She persisted on the faith and her soul was then captured. The stone was thrown on her lifeless body.
This is the meaning of her statement,
رَبِّ ابۡنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيۡتًا فِي الۡجَنَّةِ
وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَعَمَلِهِ
My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir`awn and his work,
means, `deliver me from him, because I am innocent of his actions,'
وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ الۡقَوۡمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
and save me from the people who are wrongdoers.
Her name was Asiyah bint Muzahim, may Allah be pleased with her.
Allah said
وَمَرۡيَمَ ابۡنَتَ عِمۡرَانَ الَّتِي أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا
And Maryam, the daughter of Imran who guarded her chastity (private part).
meaning, who protected and purified her honor, by being chaste and free of immorality,
فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا
And We breathed into it (private part) through Our Ruh,
meaning, through the angel Jibril.
Allah sent the angel Jibril to Maryam, and he came to her in the shape of a man in every respect. Allah commanded him to blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through her private part; this is how `Isa was conceived.
This is why Allah said here,
فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا
وَصَدَّقَتۡ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ
And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub,
meaning His decree and His legislation.
وَكَانَتۡ مِنَ الۡقَانِتِينَ
and she was of the Qanitin.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas said,
The Messenger of Allah drew four lines on the ground and said,
أَتَدۡرُونَ مَا هَذَا
Do you know what these lines represent?
They said, `Allah and His Messenger know best.'
He said,
أَفۡضَلُ نِسَاءِ أَهۡلِ الۡجَنَّةِ خَدِيجَةُ بِنۡتُ خُوَيۡلِدٍ وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنۡتُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمَرۡيَمُ ابۡنَةُ عِمۡرَانَ وَاسِيَةُ بِنۡتُ مُزَاحِمٍ امۡرَأَةُ فِرۡعَوۡن
The best among the women of Paradise are
- Khadijah bint Khuwaylid,
- Fatimah bint Muhammad,
- Maryam bint `Imran and
- Asiyah bint Muzahim, wife of Fir`awn.
It is confirmed in the Two Sahihs from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the Messenger of Allah said,
كَمُلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَثِيرٌ وَلَمۡ يَكۡمُلۡ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ اسِيَةُ امۡرَأَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَرۡيَمُ ابۡنَةُ عِمۡرَانَ وَخَدِيجَةُ بِنۡتُ خُوَيۡلِدٍ وَإِنَّ فَضۡلَ عَايِشَةَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ كَفَضۡلِ الثَّرِيدِ عَلَى سَايِرِ الطَّعَام
Many men have reached the level of perfection, but none among women have reached this level except
- Asiyah -- Fir`awn's wife,
- Maryam--the daughter of `Imran, and
- Khadijah--the daughter of Khuwaylid.
And no doubt, the superiority of `A'ishah to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to other meals.
In my book, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, I have mentioned these Hadiths using their various chains of narration in relating the story of Prophet `sa and his mother Maryam, peace be upon them, all praise be to Allah.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah At-Tahrim, all thanks and praise are due to Allah.
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