The Holy Quran 19:22 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَٱنتَبَذَتْ بِهِۦ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا

Translation

So she conceived him (Isa عليه الصلاة والسلام) and (when it was time to deliver the child, she) withdrew with him to a distant place. (She travelled approximately 8km from home to Baytul Lahm [Bethlehem], fearing the people's reaction to her pregnancy without being married.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The conception: it is said that the angel blew and the pregnancy began. In “al-Bahr [al-Muhit]” it is stated: وذكروا ان جبريل عليه السلام نفخ في جيب درعها او فيه وفي كمها. والظاهر ان المسند اليه النفخ هو الله تعالیٰ لقوله فنفخنا “They mention that Jibril blew into the opening of her shift, or into it and into her sleeve.

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