Surah Maryam Ayat 20 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 20
She said, “How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?”
She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?”
Mary said: “How can a boy be born to me when no man has even touched me, nor have I ever been unchaste?”
She said: “How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I unchaste?”
She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?
She said, “However can I have a youth, and no mortal has touched me, neither have I been a prostitute?”
She said, ‘How can I have a son when no man has touched me? I have not been unchaste,’
کہنے لگیں بھلا میرے ہاں بچہ کیسے ہو سکتا ہے؟ مجھے تو کسی انسان کا ہاتھ تک نہیں لگا اور نہ میں بدکار ہوں
Quran 19 Verse 20 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Maryam ayat 20, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(19:20) Mary said: “How can a boy be born to me when no man has even touched me, nor have I ever been unchaste?”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Maryam verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maryam ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 21.
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