The family of ʿImrān (3:33-64)

Mary’s mother and her vow, the birth of John to Zachariah, the annunciation to Mary, the signs Jesus was sent with, the disciples, the plot against him and his raising, the likeness of Jesus to Adam, the challenge to the delegation of Najrān, and the call to a common word.

The verses are on the Qur’anic passages. Each commentary below is complete for The family of ʿImrān (3:33-64); 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 49,290 words, in 5 parts (part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5).
• al-Baghawī (d. 516 AH / 1122 CE), about 14,060 words, in 2 parts (part 2).
• al-Qurṭubī (d. 671 AH / 1273 CE), about 23,000 words, in 2 parts (part 2).
• Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH / 1373 CE), about 15,210 words, in 2 parts (part 2).
• Tanwīr al-Miqbās (d. compiler d. 817 AH / 1414 CE), about 2,880 words.
• al-Jalālayn (d. 864 AH / 1459 CE and 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 3,120 words.
• al-Durr al-Manthūr (d. 911 AH / 1505 CE), about 30,210 words, in 3 parts (part 2, part 3).
• al-Saʿdī (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE), about 4,040 words.

Where these verses stand in the gospel

The same commentaries are woven into Section 1 (3:33-41), Section 2 (3:42-47), Section 3 (3:59-63), Section 7 (3:52-53), Section 10 (3:50-51), Section 14 (3:48-49), Section 21 (3:64-64), Section 25 (3:54-54), Section 27 (3:55-58) of The Gospel According to Islam, at the point in the story where the verses are told.

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