A Note on S 5:75

The Messiah the son of Maryam is nothing but a messenger. The messengers passed away before him and his mother is truthful. The two of them used to eat food. See how we make the signs clear to them. Then see how deluded they are!

The Jalalayn say:

The Messiah son of Mary was only a messenger; messengers passed away before him and so he passed away like them for he is not a god as they claim otherwise he would not have passed away; his mother was a truthful woman siddīqa means extremely truthful; they both used to eat food like all other human beings and one who is such cannot be a god because of his compound being and fallible nature and because of the impurities such as urine and excrement that he produces. Behold in amazement how We make the signs of Our Oneness clear to them then behold how they are turned away! how they are turned away from the truth despite the proof being established. https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=5&tAyahNo=75&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2

Isa could not be divine as he ate and relieved himself, so the reasoning, likewise his mother, supposedly called a god (S 5:116). Can an angel, which doesn't eat, be considered divine?

Another point that I want to make is the statement "his mother IS truthful." So she is still in her body? Let's look at an Answering Islam blog article.

The Quran alludes to the popular belief held by many Christians at the time of Muhammad that Mary was assumed into heaven not long after the ascension of her majestic Son:

And [as We exalted Moses, so, too,] We made the son of Mary and his mother a symbol [of Our grace], and provided for both an abode in A LOFTY PLACE of lasting restfulness and unsullied springs (wamaAAeenin). S. 23:50 Muhammad Asad

Note the various ways the following English versions of the Quran render this verse:

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a symbol, and provided them with an abode in a lofty place of lasting restfulness and a fresh spring. Sayyid Qutb

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings. M. M. Pickthall

And We made the son of Maryam and his mother a sign; and We sheltered the twain on a height: a quiet abode and running water. Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And We made the son of Maryam (Mary) and his mother a sign, and gave them shelter on a height, having a place of rest and running springs. Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign; and We gave them both shelter on high, a place of security and springs. Hamid S. Aziz

And we appointed the Son of Mary, and His mother for a sign; and we prepared an abode for both in a lofty spot, quiet, and watered with springs. Rodwell

And we made the son of Mary and his mother a sign; and we lodged them both on a high place, furnished with security and a spring. Palmer

and We made Mary’s son, and his mother, to be a sign, and gave them refuge upon a height, where was a hollow and a spring: Arberry (SOURCE http://islamawakened.com/quran/23/50/default.htm)

Despite the Quran’s repeated assertion of being a perspicuous book, which provides a thoroughly detailed explanation for all of its verses,

Shall I seek other than Allah for judge, when He it is Who hath revealed unto you (this) Scripture, fully explained? Those unto whom We gave the Scripture (aforetime) know that it is revealed from thy Lord in truth. So be not thou (O Muhammad) of the waverers. S. 6:114 Pickthall

A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail; A Qur’an in Arabic for people who know. S. 41:3 Hilali-Khan

This text is anything but clear, which explains why we find the Muslims contradicting one another regarding its precise meaning. The expositors are not clear where or what this lofty place happens to be.

The reason why the Muslims couldn’t figure where this lofty height was located is because they assumed that the Quran must have been referring to an earthly location. However, if we forego this assumption and take this as a reference to Allah having elevated Mary and her Son to a place in heaven then everything makes perfect sense.

After all, the Quran uses the very same word for spring elsewhere in respect to the heavenly garden where the believers will be drinking from a pure, gushing spring:

For them there is a known provision, Fruits. And they will be honoured In the Gardens of delight, On couches facing one another; A cup from a gushing spring (maAAeenin) is brought round for them, White, delicious to the drinkers, Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby. S. 37:41-47 Pickthall

Those are they who will be brought nigh In gardens of delight; A multitude of those of old On lined couches, Reclining therein face to face. There wait on them immortal youths With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring (maAAeenin) Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness, And fruit that they prefer And flesh of fowls that they desire. S. 56:11-21 Pickthall

And it further speaks of Allah taking Jesus to himself, to dwell alongside him above the seven heavens:

When God said, ‘Jesus, I will take thee TO ME and will raise thee TO ME and I will purify thee of those who believe not. I will set thy followers above the unbelievers till the Resurrection Day. Then unto Me shall you return, and I will decide between you, as to what you were at variance on. S. 3:55 Arberry

But Allah took him up UNTO HIMSELF. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise. S. 4:158 Pickthall

It therefore seems reasonably certain that this is another case of Muhammad adopting certain doctrines and traditions held by various Christian groups at that time and making it a part of his own theology. In this case, Muhammad took over the belief that Mary had been assumed into heaven to dwell in the presence of her Son, whom the inspired Scriptures teach is seated at the right hand of God as King of kings and Lord of lords (cf. Mark 14:61-62; Acts 2:33-36; 7:55-56; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Revelation 12:1-2, 4-5, 10; 17:14; 19:16). The Quran on Mary’s Heavenly Ascension – Answering Islam Blog

Isa and His Mother a Sign to the Worlds