26. It may be that the name of Mary’s father was Imran, or she may have been called daughter of Imran because she belonged to the family of Imran.
27. This is a refutation of the accusation by the Jews that the birth of Jesus was, God forbid, the result of a sin of his mother. Their same accusation has been called a monstrous calumny in (Surah An-Nisa, Ayat 156). (For explanation, see (E.N. 190 of Surah An-Nisa).
28. That is, without her having any connection with a man, Allah breathed into her womb a Spirit from Himself. (For explanation, see (E.Ns 212, 213 of Surah An-Nisa) and (E.N. 89 of Surah Al-Anbiya).
29. For the explanation of the object for which these three kinds of women have been cited as an example, see the Introduction to the