Tafsir of Maryam 19:30

قال

He (`Isa) said,

إني عبد الله

Verily, I am a servant of Allah, The first thing that he said was a declaration of the lofty honor of his Lord and His being free of having a child. Also, he affirmed that he himself was a worshipper of his Lord. Allah said,

آتاني الكتاب وجعلني نبيا

He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet. This was a declaration of innocence for his mother from the immorality that was attributed to her. Nawf Al-Bikali said, "When they said what they said to his mother, he (`Isa) was nursing from her breast. At their statement he released the breast from his mouth and reclined on his left saying,

إني عبد الله آتاني الكتاب وجعلني نبيا

(Verily, I am a servant of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet). And he continued speaking until he said,

ما دمت حيا

(as long as I live).'' Concerning his statement,