Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan)

45. "(Remember) when the angels said: ' O' Mary! Verily Allah gives you the glad tidings with a Word from Him whose name shall be Christ, Jesus, son of Mary; eminent in this world and the Hereafter, and of those nearest (to Allah),"

In the Qur'an, Jesus is nominated to /kalimah/ (word) which, in the Qur'anic texts, has been used in the sense of a 'creature', One example is its application in Surah Al-Kahf. No.18. Verse 109, where it says:

"….the sea would surely be consumed before the words of my Lord are exhausted…"

Here, 'words' has been rendered into 'creatures'.

The commendation 'held in honour in this world and the Hereafter' has been used in the Qur'an only for Jesus (as) and, thus, none else is qualified by it throughout the Qur'an,

Explanations

1. The position of a woman elevates so high that Allah talks to her by the way of angels,

"(Remember) when the angels said: 'O' Mary! Verily Allah gives you the glad tidings with a word from Him…"

2. Allah sometimes nominates His saints before their birth:

"…whose name shall be Christ, Jesus..."

3. Jesus (as) is not a son of Allah but he is a creature of Allah:

"…a Word from Him…"

How can be the son of Allah the one who was borne from Mary and had passed the foetal course!

"….son of Mary…"

4. A child is a bounty,

"...eminent in this world and the Hereafter and of those nearest (to Allah)."