Maryam, verse 90
تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
it almost causes the heavens to be torn apart, the earth to split asunder, the mountains to crumble to pieces,
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Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 19:88.
The Stern Rejection of attributing a Son to Allah After 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 الرَّحْمَنُ وَلَداً لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ (And they say: "The Most Gracious has begotten a son." Indeed you have brought forth) This means, "In this statement of yours." شَيْئاً إِدّاً (a thing Idda.) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah and Malik all said, "Terrible."…
Around this verse
- Verse 88 وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَلَدًا The disbelievers say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has offspring.’
- Verse 89 لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّا How terrible is this thing you assert:
- Verse 90
- Verse 91 أَن دَعَوْا۟ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ وَلَدًا that they attribute offspring to the Lord of Mercy.
- Verse 92 وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا It does not befit the Lord of Mercy [to have offspring]: