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Maryam (Mary)

Verse 90of 98

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا﴿٩٠

Translation (Sahih International)

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

Word-by-word meaning

تَكَادُtakāduAlmost
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُl-samāwātuthe heavens
يَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafaṭṭarnaget torn
مِنْهُmin'hutherefrom
وَتَنشَقُّwatanshaqquand splits asunder
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
وَتَخِرُّwatakhirruand collapse
ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountain
هَدًّاhaddan(in) devastation

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Stern Rejection of attributing a Son to AllahAfter Allah affirms in this noble Surah that `Isa was a worshipper and servant of Allah and He mentioned his birth from Maryam without a father, He then begins refuting those who claim that He has a son. Holy is He and far Exalted is He above such description. Allah says,وَقَالُواْ اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَـنُ وَلَداً لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ(And they say: "The Most Gracious has begotten a son.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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