# 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 88

- **Surah:** 19. Surah Maryam (Mary) — سورة مريم
- **Verse:** 88 / 98 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 310
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-88

## Arabic

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَداًۜ

## Transcription

Waqaloo ittakhatha arrahmanuwalada

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

They say, ‘The All-Merciful has a son. ’

### Progressive Muslims

And they said the Almighty has taken a son!

### Shabbir Ahmed

As it is, some assert, "The Beneficent has betaken a son!"

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And they say: “The Almighty has taken a son.”

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

And they said the Almighty has taken a son!

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

They said, "The Most Gracious has begotten a son"!

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

They say: "God has begotten a son. "

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son. "

### Muhammad Asad

As it is, some assert, "The Most Gracious has taken unto Himself a son„!

### Marmaduke Pickthall

And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

They claim: "The Most Compassionate Lord has taken a son to Himself."

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

They say: "Allah, AL-Rahman has taken up, adopted or begotten a son".

### Bijan Moeinian

They say that the Gracious One has got a son!

### Al-Hilali & Khan

And they say: "The Most Gracious (Allâh) has begotten a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allâh, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son [‘Îsâ (Jesus) عليه السلام], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten daughters (angels and others.)]."

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

They[1] say, "The Most Compassionate has offspring."

### Taqi Usmani

They say, "The All-Merciful (Allah) has got a son."

### Abdul Haleem

The disbelievers say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has offspring.’

### Arthur John Arberry

And they say, 'The All-merciful has taken unto Himself a son.

### E. Henry Palmer

They say, 'The Merciful has taken to Himself a son:' -

### Hamid S. Aziz

They shall have no power of intercession, save him who has taken a covenant with his Lord.

### Mahmoud Ghali

And they have said, "The All-Merciful has taken to Him a child. "

### George Sale

They say, the Merciful hath begotten issue.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

And they say: "(Allah, ) The Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán) has fathered a son!"

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Some say, `The Most Gracious (God) has taken to Himself a son (who will be our intercessor). '

### Ali Quli Qarai

They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken a son!’

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

"Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

"Rahman çocuk edinmiştir" dediler.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

"Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Onlar, "Rahman, bir çocuk edindi" dediler.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

O rahman veled edindi dediler

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Rahman çocuk edindi. dediler.

### Gültekin Onan

"Rahman çocuk edinmiştir" dediler.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Dediler ki: "Çok esirgeyici (Allah) bir evlad edindi".

### İbni Kesir

Bir kısım kimseler: Rahman çocuk edindi, dediler.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Hal böyleyken, yine de bazıları "O sınırsız rahmet Sahibi Kendine bir oğul edinmiştir!" diyorlar.

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

-Rahman, bir çocuk edindi, dediler.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

"Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

"Rahman çocuk edindi." dediler.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Bir de çıkıp "O rahmet kaynağı kendisine bir oğul edindi" dediler:

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

"Rahman bir çocuk edindi." dediler.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

"Bağışlayan, çocuk edindi!" dediler.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

"Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

(Müşrikler) "Rahmân çocuk edindi!" dediler.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

"Rahman bir çocuk edindi." dediler.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

"Rahman bir çocuk edindi." dediler.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

"Rahman çocuk edindi" dediler.

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟ — waqālū | And they say | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam |
| 2 | ٱتَّخَذَ — ittakhadha | Has taken | اخذ — Elif-Kh-Zal |
| 3 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ — l-raḥmānu | the Most Gracious | رحم — Ra-Ha-Mim |
| 4 | وَلَدًۭا — waladan | a son | ولد — Vav-Lam-Dal |

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