Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!
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كن فيكون
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
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Readings:
كُنْ فَيَكُوْنُ
kun fa-yakūnu
كُنْ فَيَكُوْنَ
kun fa-yakūna
“He says to it ‘Be,’ and so it becomes”
Explanation:
The two readings convey the same meaning, but in Ibn ʿĀmir’s reading the verb yakūn is subjunctive as a consequence for the imperative ‘Be’ [see al-Samin al-Halabi].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation:
The two readings convey the same meaning, but in Ibn ʿĀmir’s reading the verb yakūn is subjunctive as a consequence for the imperative ‘Be’ [see al-Samin al-Halabi].