Az-Zukhruf 43:57
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 493
The Example of Jesus
۞وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ يَصِدُّونَ ٥٧
And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, your people laughed aloud.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the Christians’ calling Jesus a god and son of Allah being put forward as an objection.
Reflect
Ask questions to understand, not to argue.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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