Tafsir of Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:47

﴿قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِي بَشَرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ اللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ إِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ﴾

Translation of the meaning

She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

فبين لما تعجبت من الولد أنه سبحانه يخلق ما يشاء«مجموع الفتاوى» 20/493

What he quoted from others

أحمد بن حنبل أقرّه «عيسى مخلوق بالكن؛ ليس هو نفس الكن»«مجموع الفتاوى» 20/493
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