The Holy Quran 3:47 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Translation

She (Maryam) said, "O my Rabb, how can I bear a child when no man has touched me?" He (the angel) replied, "It (the matter) shall be such. Allaah creates whatever He wills (and in whichever way He wills. No limits can be placed on His power). When He decides (to create) anything, He merely says, 'Be!' and it becomes (as He desires)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

it appears that from the good news she understood precisely that the child would be born in her present state. Otherwise what occasion was there for surprise? Isa ﵇ will be born without a father: that is, it will happen just so, without the touch of a man.

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