

and the fact that Jesus was unfathered, just as Adam was created without a father, is accentuated.

The story of Zachariah, Mary, and Jesus is given in verse 35 ff. It begins by emphasizing that the Quran confirms the earlier scriptures and goes on to say later that the central tenet of faith is devotion to God ( verse 33 ff.).

It takes its name from the expression "the House of ʿImrān" (āl-i ʿImrān) mentioned in verse 33. The surah that mentions that God has chosen The Family of Imran to inherit prophethood above the people of all the world (Imran was a common ancestor of Moses and Jesus). Mawlana Fateh Muhammad Jalandhari (Urdu)
