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 ,lesus was, God forbid, the result of a sin of his mother. Their same accusation has been called a monstrous calumny" in An-Nisa`: 156. (For explanation, see E.N. 190 of An-Niasa') .
28 That is, without her having any connection with a man, AIIah breathed into her womb a Spirit from Himself. (For explanation, see E.N.'s 212, 213 of An-Nisa' and E.N. 89 of 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 Surah.