Maryam (مريم)
Chapter 19 · Mary · Juz 16
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًۭا
Wa qaalut takhazar Rahmaanu waladaa
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."
Quran 19:88 — Surah Maryam
This is verse 88 of 98 in Surah Maryam (مريم), meaning “Mary”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 16 (Part 16) of the Quran.
Surah Maryam is the 19th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 98 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa qaalut takhazar Rahmaanu waladaa
وَنَسُوقُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًۭا
And will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst
لَّا يَمْلِكُونَ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًۭا
None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًۭا
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."
لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّۭا
You have done an atrocious thing.
تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا
The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation