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Surah Maryam, Verse 17

سورة مريم، الآية ١٧

19:17 Juz 16 Hizb 31 Page 306 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 19:17

فَٱتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا ۝١٧

Transliteration

fa-ittakhadhat min dūnihim ḥijāban fa-arsalnā ilayhā rūḥanā fatamathala lahā basharan sawiyyan

Translation

And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel [i.e., Gabriel], and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

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Verse 17 of Surah Maryam (19:17), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 306 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 17

Al-Mukhtasar

Thus, she made for herself a veil from the people which would cover her, so that they cannot see her when she is worshipping her Lord. Then I sent Gabriel (peace be upon him) to her, thus he appeared to her in the form of a perfectly-formed human. So she thought he has a malicious intention towards her.

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Other translations of verse 17

She screened herself from them, then We sent to her Our Spirit [Gabriel] and he appeared before her in the form of a perfect human being.

She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her Our Ruh [angel Jibrîl (Gabriel)], and he appeared before her in the form of a man in all respects.

And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.

She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.

So she took a veil (to screen herself) from them; then We sent to her Our spirit, and there appeared to her a well-made man.

So she took to herself a curtain apart from them; then We sent to her Our Spirit; (i.e., the Angle Jibril "Gabriel) so he took for himself the likeness of a mortal in perfect shape (Or: mold).

Verse 17 word by word

  1. فَٱتَّخَذَتْ fa-ittakhadhat Then she took أ خ ذ
  2. مِن min from them
  3. دُونِهِمْ dūnihim from them د و ن
  4. حِجَابًا ḥijāban a screen ح ج ب
  5. فَأَرْسَلْنَآ fa-arsalnā Then We sent ر س ل
  6. إِلَيْهَا ilayhā to her
  7. رُوحَنَا rūḥanā Our Spirit ر و ح
  8. فَتَمَثَّلَ fatamathala then he assumed for her the likeness م ث ل
  9. لَهَا lahā then he assumed for her the likeness
  10. بَشَرًا basharan (of) a man ب ش ر
  11. سَوِيًّا sawiyyan well-proportioned س و ي

Verses related to verse 17

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:193–194

    نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ …

    The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down …

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