3:59

Al Imran (The Family of Imran)

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Dynamic translation

(3:59) The example of Jesus before Allah is similar the example of Adam. He created him from DNA, then He called to him, «Be!» - and that continued".

Arabic text

(3:59) إِنَّ مَثَلَ عِيسَى عِندَ اللّهِ كَمَثَلِ آدَمَ خَلَقَهُ مِن تُرَابٍ ثِمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Connected

(3:47) She called: "Lord! How can I have a child if no man has touched me?" He called: "This is how God does what He wills! When command is decreed - It just a matter of calling: «Be!» - and it is continuing"

Mathematical fact

Both, Adam and Jesus, mentioned in The Quran equal number of times - 25.

Jesus (Arab. عِيسَى) is the prophet in Abrahamic religions. Jesus mentioned 25 times, in 25 verses, in 11 surahs: (2:87), (2:136), (2:253), (3:45), (3:52), (3:55), (3:59), (3:84), (4:157), (4:163), (4:171), (5:46), (5:78), (5:110), (5:112), (5:114), (5:116), (6:85), (19:34), (33:7), (42:13), (43:63), (57:27), (61:6), (61:14).

Adam: mentioned 25 times, in 25 verses, in 9 surahs: (2:31), (2:33), (2:34), (2:35), (2:37), (3:33), (3:59), (5:27), (7:11), (7:19), (7:26), (7:27), (7:31), (7:35), (7:172), (17:61), (17:70), (18:50), (19:58), (20:115), (20:116), (20:117), (20:120), (20:121), (36:60).