And the parent and the offspring,
And by oath of your forefather Ibrahim, and by you – his illustrious son!
by the begetter, and that he begot,
and [I call to witness] parent and offspring:
And by the begetter and that which he begat,
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny);
And by a father and what he fathered.
and I swear by the parent and his offspring:
And by the begetter and that which he begot.
And the begetter and that which he begat,
[and] by the father and him whom he begot:
And by the giver of birth, and whom he fathered,
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
or by the great father and his wonderful son (Abraham and Ishmael)
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Waw<u>a</u>lidin wam<u>a</u> walad<b>a</b>
and by parent and offspring,
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
And Allah takes an oath on the father of humanity, also taking an oath on the offspring reproduced from him.
And Allah takes an oath on the father of humanity, also taking an oath on the offspring reproduced from him.
<p>وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ (and by the father and that which he begot,...90:3) The word walid refers to Holy Prophet 'Adam (علیہ السلام) the father of mankind, and the phrase مَا وَلَدَ 'that which he begot' refers to his children from the inception of the world to the end of the world. Thus this phrase swears an oath by Holy Prophet 'Adam (علیہ السلام) and all his children. The subject of the oath follows next, thus:</p>
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ (and by the father and that which he begot,...90:3) The word walid refers to Holy Prophet 'Adam (علیہ السلام) the father of mankind, and the phrase مَا وَلَدَ 'that which he begot' refers to his children from the inception of the world to the end of the world. Thus this phrase swears an oath by Holy Prophet 'Adam (علیہ السلام) and all his children. The subject of the oath follows next, thus: