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إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَىٰ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَ ۖ خَلَقَهُۥ مِن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ﴿٥٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
مَثَلَmathala(the) likeness
عِيسَىٰʿīsā(of) Isa
عِندَʿindanear
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like (the) likeness
ءَادَمَ ۖādama(of) Adam
خَلَقَهُۥkhalaqahuHe created him
مِنminfrom
تُرَابٍۢturābindust
ثُمَّthummathen
قَالَqālaHe said
لَهُۥlahuto him
كُنkunBe
فَيَكُونُfayakūnuand he was

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Similarities Between the Creation of Adam and the Creation of `IsaAllah said,إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِندَ اللَّهِ(Verily, the likeness of `Isa before Allah) regarding Allah's ability, since He created him without a father,كَمَثَلِ ءَادَمَ(is the likeness of Adam), for Allah created Adam without a father or a mother. Rather,خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ(He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" and he was.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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