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    • Quran-19:17 Surah Maryam English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    فَٱتَّخَذَتۡ مِن دُونِهِمۡ حِجَابٗا فَأَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرٗا سَوِيّٗا

    Transliteration:( Fattakhazat min doonihim hijaaban fa arsalnaaa ilaihaa roohanaa fatamassala lahaa basharan sawiyyaa )

    17. Then she put a screen [26] between herself and them, and We sent Our Spirit to her, and he [27] appeared before her as a well-formed man. [28] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (17) 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. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Maryam Ayat 17 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah Maryam – Verse 17

    "Then she put a screen [26] between herself and them, and We sent Our Spirit to her, and he [27] appeared before her as a well-formed man. [28]" (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    ✅ [26] She Maintained Her Privacy

    This means she put up a screen, either to take a bath or to engage in worship, so that no one could see her.
    At that time, Bibi Maryam was either thirteen or twenty years old.

    ✅ [27] The Arrival of Rooh – Hazrat Jibraeel

    This refers to Hazrat Jibraeel (on whom be peace), who has a strong spiritual presence, or is called Rooh because:

    • He is the companion of the Spirit of Allah,

    • The one appointed to bring revelation,

    • Or the one through whose breath Hazrat Isa (on whom be peace) was conceived.
      It is also through the dust of his mare’s hoof that life entered the calf of Samiri.

    ✅ [28] His Human-Like Appearance

    This shows that the word “Bashr” refers to the external human form.

    When Hazrat Jibraeel appeared in human form, his angelic nature did not change—just like the Holy Prophet ﷺ is human in form but is Noor in reality.
    There’s a big difference between appearance and essence.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Maryam verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Maryam ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 21.

    (19:17) and drew a curtain, screening herself from people[14] whereupon We sent to her Our spirit and he appeared to her as a well-shaped man.

    Ala-Maududi

    (19:17) and drew a curtain, screening herself from people[14] whereupon We sent to her Our spirit and he appeared to her as a well-shaped man.

    14. The Sanctuary where she had retired for devotion was an eastern chamber in the Temple, and as was customary she had hung a curtain to conceal herself from the people. It cannot be Nazareth as some people have wrongly taken it to be, because Nazareth is to the north of Jerusalem.

    (17) 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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