Translation:
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, 2470 when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. 2471
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, 2470 when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. 2471
Translation:
AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, 12 Mary. Lo! She withdrew from her family to an eastern place
AND CALL to mind, through this divine writ, 12 Mary. Lo! She withdrew from her family to an eastern place
Commentary:
12 Lit., "in the divine writ". In this surah as well as in Al `Imran the story of the birth of John is followed by that of Jesus-firstly, because John (called "the Baptist" in the Bible) was to be a precursor of Jesus, and, secondly, because of the obvious parallelism in the form of the announcements of these two births.
12 Lit., "in the divine writ". In this surah as well as in Al `Imran the story of the birth of John is followed by that of Jesus-firstly, because John (called "the Baptist" in the Bible) was to be a precursor of Jesus, and, secondly, because of the obvious parallelism in the form of the announcements of these two births.
2470 Cf. the story of Mary as related in 3:42-51. Here the whole theme is different: it is the personal side of the spiritual experiences of the worshippers of Allah in relation to their families or environment.
2471 To a private eastern chamber, perhaps in the Temple . She went into privacy, from her people and from people in general, for prayer and devotion. It was in this state of purity that the angel appeared to her in the shape of a man. She thought it was man. She was frightened, and adjured him not to invade her privacy.