The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 26
CH. 19 MARYAM PT. 16 بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا to her in the form of a perfect man. 2162 قَالَتْ اِنّى اَعُوْذُ بِالرَّحْمَنِ مِنْكَ She said, “I seek refuge with. 19 إِن كُنتَ تَقِيَّا the Gracious <mark>God</mark> from thee if indeed thou dost fear Him. '2163 For a somewhat detailed <mark>not</mark>e on the early life of Mary see vv. 3:36, 37, 38. 2162. Important Words: (Our angel). For the different meanings of the word see 2:88; 4:172 & 16:3. Commentary: support whatsoever to this blasphemous and preposterous dogma but condemns and denounces it in the strongest possible terms (5:73-74; 19:89-91). What the verse says is only this that an angel of <mark>God</mark> (T means an angel) appeared to Mary in a vision in the form of a man and gave to her the glad tidings of the | فتمثل لها بشرا سويا The expression signifies that the Divine glad tidings about the birth of a great son was conveyed to Mary <mark>not</mark> in the form of spoken words which she could hear or which flowed from her mouth. The revelation to her took the form of a dream or vision. She saw in a vision that an angel came to her in the form of a healthy man and conveyed to her the Divine Message about the birth of a son. In fact, it is the Word of <mark>God</mark> which at the time of revelation takes different forms and which when it came to Mary took the form of a man appearing in a dream. So it was no spirit that had entered Mary's body. The vision was but a manifestation of <mark>God</mark>'s great power. Christians try to derive a false satisfaction from the words alleging that according to the Quran, the Divine Spirit or <mark>God</mark> Himself had entered Mary's body and that as a result thereof she became pregnant and therefore <mark>Jesus</mark> who was born as the result of that conception was the son of <mark>God</mark>. The Quran lends no birth of a son. Even the Gospels repudiate this fantastic dogma. According to them Mary had conceived only of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 1:18-20; Luke, 1:35). Thus according to Christians' own admission <mark>Jesus</mark>, at best, was the son of the Holy Ghost. But if they believe that he was the son of <mark>God</mark> then they shall also have to admit that the Holy Ghost is <mark>God</mark>. But they accept neither of these propositions. So whereas the Quran strongly condemns and denounces the Christian dogma of sonship of <mark>Jesus</mark>, the Gospels too do <mark>not</mark> support it. What the Quran says is simply this that an angel appeared before Mary in the form of a man and gave her from <mark>God</mark> the glad tidings of the birth of a great son. 1940 2163. Commentary: It is worthy of <mark>not</mark>e here that the Divine attribute (Gracious), has been repeatedly used in this Sūrah. This Surah deals with all the basic