سورة الاٴنعَام
Surah Al-An‘âm 6:101
The Cattle · Verse 101 of 165
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ صَاحِبَةٌ ۖ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He is Wonderful and Primary Originator of the heavens and the earth! How (and whence) can there be a son for Him, when He has no consort? He has created all things and He has perfect knowledge of everything.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things.
Ahmed Ali
Creator of the heavens and the earth from nothingness, how could He have a son when He has no mate? He created all things, and has knowledge of all things.
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Ali Unal
The Originator of the heavens and the earth with nothing before Him to imitate. How can He have a child, when there is for Him no consort, and He has created all things (i.e. nothing created can be a consort for Him)? And He has full knowledge of everything.
Daryabadi
Originator of the heavens and the earth! How should He have a son when there is for Him no spouse? And He hath created everything and He is Knower of everything.
Faridul Haque
The Originator of the heavens and the earth; how can He possibly have a child when, in fact, He does not have a spouse? And He has created all things; and He knows everything.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Wonderful Originator of the heavens and the earth! How could He have a son when He has not consort? And He created everything and He is the Knower of all things.
Maulvi Sher Ali
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can HE have a son when HE has no consort, and when HE has created everything and has knowledge of all things?
Muhammad Asad
the Originator of the heavens and the earth! How could it be that He should have a child without there ever having been a mate for Him - since it is He who has created everything, and He alone knows everything?
Muhammad Musin Khan
He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the All- Knower of everything.
Muhammad Pickthall
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a child, when there is for Him no consort, when He created all things and is Aware of all things?
Muhammad Sarwar
How could the One Who is the Originator of the heavens and the earth and who has no companion, have a son? He created all things and has absolute knowledge of all things.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Wonderful Originator of the heavens and the earth! How could He have a son when He has no consort, and He (Himself) created everything, and He is the Knower of all things.
Rashad Khalifa
The Initiator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have a son, when He never had a mate? He created all things, and He is fully aware of all things.
Shabbir Ahmed
Wonderful Originator of the heavens and earth; how can He have a son when He never chose for Himself a (Sahebah) mate? He creates all things (and does not procreate 112:3.) and He is the Profound Knower of all things and events.
Commentary 6:101-102 Once again the sonship of any person, including Jesus, is refuted with the argument that He is the Sole and the Wonderful Originator of all heavens…
On 6:101–102
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ صَاحِبَةٌ ۖ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
6:101-102 Once again the sonship of any person, including Jesus, is refuted with the argument that He is the Sole and the Wonderful Originator of all heavens and the earth, and a son cannot be the Sole originator. In this case, He would depend upon a female partner to have a son; however, Allâh is Self-Sufficient and Independent. He has no (female) consort nor has He any need of a consort. The verse also denies the virgin birth of Jesus from Mary and says even He – Allâh would need a Sâhibah (صَاحِبَةٌ)– a female companion or female friend to bear His child (cf.: 3:44). The argument continues