The Meccans’ dispute over Jesus, his standing as a servant and a sign of the Hour, his call to the straight path, and the sects that differed about him.
The verses are on the Qur’anic passages. Each commentary below is complete for The son of Mary as an example (43:57-65); choose a work to read it, or read them in order from the earliest.
The commentaries on these verses
- al-Ṭabarī (d. 310 AH / 923 CE), about 5,960 words.
- al-Baghawī (d. 516 AH / 1122 CE), about 1,400 words.
- al-Qurṭubī (d. 671 AH / 1273 CE), about 3,460 words.
- Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH / 1373 CE), about 2,750 words.
- Tanwīr al-Miqbās (d. compiler d. 817 AH / 1414 CE), about 560 words.
- al-Jalālayn (d. 864 AH / 1459 CE and 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 480 words.
- al-Durr al-Manthūr (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 1,450 words.
- al-Saʿdī (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE), about 1,280 words.
Where these verses stand in the gospel
The same commentaries are woven into Section 22 (43:57-65) of The Gospel According to Islam, at the point in the story where the verses are told.