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Divine Power and Creation

قُدْرَةُ اللهِ وَخَلْقُهُ

The Quran beautifully articulates the boundless Divine Power and Creation of Allah, painting a picture of a Creator whose abilities are absolute and beyond human comprehension. From the vastness of [the heavens and the earth, created in six days] to the intricate dance of life and death, every aspect of existence bears witness to His profound might. He is the One who [erected the heavens without pillars that you can see], and made the sun and moon subject to His command, each running its course with precision, arranging every matter. This divine power extends not only to originating life but also to its transformation and renewal; He is the One who [brings the living out of the dead, and brings the dead out of the living], a profound testament to His ability to resurrect all beings. Indeed, the Quran challenges us to reflect on His uniqueness: [Allah begins creation and then repeats it], affirming His singular authority over all existence. This theme deepens our awe, gratitude, and devotion, reminding us of His sovereignty over all things.

The Quran presents an awe-inspiring vision of Divine Power and Creation (قُدْرَةُ اللهِ وَخَلْقُهُ), illustrating Allah's absolute and boundless capabilities across all aspects of existence. From the vast cosmic order to the intricate details of human life, creation serves as a profound testament to His might and wisdom. This theme is not merely a description but a foundational principle that deepens awe, gratitude, and devotion, underscoring His singular sovereignty over all things.

The Foundations of Creation and Sustenance

The Quran repeatedly emphasizes Allah's sole authority as the Creator of the heavens and the earth. Verses like ] and articulate this fundamental truth. Ibn Kathir explains that the creation in "six days" signifies Allah's deliberate and wise process, not any inherent limitation, as He could have created them in an instant had He willed. Ma'arif-ul-Quran further elaborates that these "days" refer to measures of time, not earthly twenty-four-hour periods, given that the sun and moon (which define our days) were part of this creation. This initial act of creation is a cornerstone of monotheism (Tawhid), refuting any notion of partners or associates in His divine power.

Beyond the initial creation, Allah's power is evident in the ongoing sustenance and intricate design of the universe. He is the One who see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running for a specified term]. This cosmic order, with celestial bodies moving in precise calculations by precise calculation], demonstrates His continuous "arranging each matter" , as stressed by Tafsir al-Jalalayn. The phenomena of day and night, the sun’s radiance (ḍiyāʾ) and the moon’s light (nūr), are explicitly cited as signs for reflection He is the One who has made the sun a glow and the moon a light and determined for it stages, so that you may know the number of years and the calculation of time. Ma'arif-ul-Quran highlights that the differentiation between the sun's intense light and the moon's gentle glow serves humanity's varied needs, emphasizing Allah’s perfect wisdom in designing the universe for human benefit.

Divine Omniscience and Providential Care

Allah's power is inseparable from His boundless knowledge. He knows what every female bears and what the wombs reduce or increase, encompassing every detail of creation, from the gender of an unborn child to its lifespan and sustenance. Ibn Kathir clarifies that this includes knowledge of whether a child is male or female, fair or ugly, happy or miserable, and the duration of pregnancy. This demonstrates a level of knowledge far beyond human capacity, even with advanced scientific tools, affirming that everything with Him is in proportion.

This omniscient knowledge extends to every aspect of human life, whether he speaks quietly and he who speaks aloud, and he who hides in the night and he who walks out in the day. Allah is aware of all actions, overt or covert, and all conditions. This comprehensive awareness underpins His providential care, where angels are appointed to protect individuals For him each person, there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the command of Allah. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that these angels shield humans from harm and dissuade them from sin. However, this protection is contingent upon human behavior, as Allah does not change what is in a people until they change what is in themselves. If a people turn to ingratitude and disobedience, divine protection may be withdrawn, leading to consequences in this world and the Hereafter.

The Marvels of Life and Sustenance

Allah's creative power is vividly displayed in the continuous cycle of life and death, and the provision of sustenance. He brings the living out of the dead, and brings the dead out of the living, a profound mystery seen in biological processes like a chick from an egg or a tree from a seed, and metaphorically in the transformation from disbelief to faith. Ma'arif-ul-Quran extends this to spiritual and intellectual realms, where Allah can transform a disbeliever into a believer or an ignorant person into a scholar.

The earth itself, spread out and adorned with mountains and rivers therein and of all the fruits, He created therein the pairs of two, serves as a canvas of divine artistry. Ibn Kathir notes that even neighboring tracts of land can exhibit stark differences in fertility, color, and texture, all watered by the same source, yet producing diverse fruits watered with the same water; yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. This diversity, from the sweet to the bitter, red to yellow, is a "sign for people who understand."

Furthermore, Allah's provision includes adornment]. Ma'arif-ul-Quran emphasizes the profound statement , which prophetically encompasses all future inventions and modes of transport, from railroads to airplanes. This highlights that all innovations, though seemingly human achievements, are fundamentally the result of utilizing resources and intelligence divinely provided.

Divine Justice and Reckoning

The concept of Divine Power extends to His absolute justice and the certainty of accountability. The Quran states that , challenging those who doubt resurrection with the rhetorical question: . Ibn Kathir underscores that creating something anew is easier for the One who originated it from nothing, emphasizing Allah's undisputed power over creation and recreation.

On the Day of Resurrection, every person will be confronted with all the good he has done and all his evil deeds. The record of deeds will be produced, leaving nothing, neither a small thing nor a large thing, but has recorded it with numbers. This meticulous record ensures that your Lord treats no one with injustice. Ibn Kathir, quoting Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, clarifies that on this day, Allah will gather all people "naked, uncircumcised and Buhman (having nothing with them)" and settle all scores, even for a mere slap. This ultimate reckoning highlights that justice will be perfectly administered, with no soul wronged.

Prophetic Guidance and Miracles as Manifestations of Power

Prophets are sent as divine messengers to guide humanity, with miracles serving as clear signs of Allah's power, not their own. The Quran notes that it was not for a Messenger to bring a sign without the will of Allah. Prophet `Isa (Jesus) performed miracles such as forming a bird from clay and breathing life into it, healing the blind and lepers, and even raising the dead, all by Allah's leave. Ibn Kathir explains that these miracles were tailored to the prevalent sciences of the time, such as medicine during `Isa's era, to serve as undeniable proofs of divine support.

Similarly, the story of the People of the Cave—young men who slept for over three centuries and awoke unharmed So We veiled their hearing [putting them to sleep in the Cave for a number of years]—is presented as a sign of Allah's power to resurrect the dead that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour. Ma'arif-ul-Quran highlights that such events serve to solidify belief in the Hereafter and refute doubts about resurrection. Even the story of Musa and Al-Khidr, where a dead fish miraculously came to life and made a path in the sea and it made its way into the sea as in a tunnel, is a testament to Allah's extraordinary power and the specific knowledge granted to His chosen servants.

Obedience, Repentance, and Divine Mercy

Despite His immense power and the clear signs of His creation, Allah remains Most Forgiving, Owner of mercy. He does not hasten punishment even for the wrongdoers but grants respite And if God were to take mankind to task for their wrongdoing, He would not leave upon it the earth any living being. This forbearance is an act of His immense kindness, offering humanity opportunities for reflection and repentance.

The path to salvation lies in sincere belief and righteous deeds. The righteous are those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and break not the trust, maintain kinship ties, fear their Lord, observe patience, establish prayer, and spend in charity spend from what We have given to them secretly and openly. These actions lead to a blessed end, where angels greet them with peace be upon you for the patience you observed. So, good is the ultimate abode. Repentance is emphasized as a means to achieve divine forgiveness: Except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways; then, Allah is All-Forgiving, Very-Merciful. This divine compassion allows for the rectification of wrongdoings, underscoring that His mercy encompasses those who turn back to Him in sincerity.

The theme of Divine Power and Creation in the Quran is a multifaceted testament to Allah's absolute authority, boundless knowledge, and perfect wisdom. It serves as an invitation to reflect on the universe, from the grand cosmic order to the minute details of life, and recognize the Creator. This recognition naturally leads to sincere worship, obedience to His commands, and a profound appreciation for His mercy and justice, shaping the believer's entire worldview and motivating a life dedicated to His pleasure.

Quran — 57 verses

تُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَن تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

Toolijul laila fin nahaari wa toolijun nahaara fil laili wa tukhrijul haiya minalmaiyiti wa tukhrijulo maiyita minal haiyi wa tarzuqu man tashaaa'u bighari hisab

You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account."

تو ہی رات کو دن میں داخل کرتا اور تو ہی دن کو رات میں داخل کرتا ہے تو ہی بے جان سے جاندار پیدا کرتا ہے اور تو ہی جاندار سے بے جان پیدا کرتا ہے اور توہی جس کو چاہتا ہے بے شمار رزق بخشتا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The second verse (27) demonstrates that Allah controls all spaces and heavenly bodies and employs the sun and the moon to make the days longer than nights and the nights longer than the days at His will and command. Mentioned after that is His unrivalled power of 'bringing the living out from the de...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: You make the night to pass to enter into the day and You make the day to pass to enter into the night each of them increasing by the amount by which the other decreases; You bring forth the living from the dead such as humans and birds from sperm-drops and eggs respectively; and You bring forth the ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Encouraging Gratitude Allah said, قُلْ (Say) O Muhammad , while praising your Lord, thanking Him, relying in all matters upon Him and trusting in Him. اللَّهُمَّ مَـلِكَ الْمُلْكِ (O Allah! Possessor of the power) meaning, all sovereignty is Yours, تُؤْتِى الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ م...

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مَا مِن شَفِيعٍ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ إِذْنِهِۦ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Inna Rabbakumul laahul lazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda fee sittati aiyaamin summas tawaa 'alal 'Arshi yudabbirul amra maa min shafee'in illaa mim ba'di iznih; zalikumul laahu Rabbukum fa'budooh; afalaa tazakkaroon

Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?

تمہارا پروردگار تو خدا ہی ہے جس نے آسمان اور زمین چھ دن میں بنائے پھر عرش (تخت شاہی) پر قائم ہوا وہی ہر ایک کا انتظام کرتا ہے۔ کوئی (اس کے پاس) اس کا اذن حاصل کیے بغیر کسی کی سفارش نہیں کرسکتا، یہی خدا تمہارا پروردگار ہے تو اسی کی عبادت کرو۔ بھلا تم غور کیوں نہیں کرتے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the third verse, the Oneness of Allah (Tauhid) has been proved through the undeniable reality that there is no associate or partner to Allah Ta` ala when it comes to the creation of the heavens and the earth and then to the management and operation of this entire universal system. When this reali...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Truly your Lord is God Who created the heavens and the earth in six days of the days of this world that is in the same measure of time since there was no sun or moon then had He willed He could have created them in an instant but the reason for His not having done so is that He wanted to teach His c...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah is the Creator Who arranges the Affairs of the Universe Allah tells us that He is the Lord of the entire existence. He tells us that He created the heavens and the earth in six days. It was said: "Like these days (meaning our worldly days)." It was also said: "Every day is like a thousand year...

قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

Qul hal min shurakaaa 'ikum mai yabda'ul khalqa suma yu'eeduh; qulil laahu yabda'ul khalqa summa yu'eeduhoo fa annaa tu'fakoon

Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, "Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"

(ان سے) پوچھو کہ بھلا تمھارے شریکوں میں سے کوئی ایسا ہے کہ مخلوق کو ابتداً پیدا کرے (اور) پھر اس کو دوبارہ بنائے؟ کہہ دو کہ خدا ہی پہلی بار پیدا کرتا ہے پھر وہی اس کو دوبارہ پیدا کرے گا تو تم کہاں اُکسے جارہے ہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the concluding verse (32), it was said: فَذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّـهُ رَ‌بُّكُمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ (So, that is Allah, your Lord in truth. And what is there, after truth, but error?), that is, ` this is the Sacred Being whose attributes of perfection have just been ment...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say ‘Is there of those whom you associate with God one that originates creation then recreated it?’ Say ‘God originates creation then recreates it. How then are you deviated?’ turned away from worshipping Him despite proof having been established.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): This invalidates and falsifies their claims for committing Shirk withAllah and worshipping different idols and rivals قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُمْ مَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ (Say: "Is there of your partners one that originates the creation and then repeats it") meaning, who is the one wh...

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ

Allaahul lazee raf'as samaawaati bighairi 'amadin tarawnahaa summas tawaa 'alal 'Arshi wa sakhkharash shamsa walqamara kulluny yajree li ajalim musammaa; yudabbirul amra yufassilil Aayaati la'allakum biliqaaa'i Rabbikum tooqinoon

It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.

خدا وہی تو ہے جس نے ستونوں کے بغیر آسمان جیسا کہ تم دیکھتے ہو (اتنے) اونچے بنائے۔ پھر عرش پر جا ٹھہرا اور سورج اور چاند کو کام میں لگا دیا۔ ہر ایک ایک میعاد معین تک گردش کر رہا ہے۔ وہی (دنیا کے) کاموں کا انتظام کرتا ہے (اس طرح) وہ اپنی آیتیں کھول کھول کر بیان کرتا ہے کہ تم اپنے پروردگار کے روبرو جانے کا یقین کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: It was said: اللَّـهُ الَّذِي رَ‌فَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ‌ عَمَدٍ تَرَ‌وْنَهَا Allah is the One who raised the heavens without pillars. You see them. On Seeing the Sky It is generally said that the blue colour we see up is the colour of the sky. But physicists say that we see it so because of the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God is He Who raised up the heavens without visible supports ‘amad is the plural of ‘imād which is the same as an ustuwāna ‘a column’; and this statement is true since there are no actual supports then presided upon the Throne a presiding befitting Him and disposed made subservient the sun and the m...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Clarifying Allah's Perfect Ability Allah mentions His perfect ability and infinite authority, since it is He Who has raised the heavens without pillars by His permission and order. He, by His leave, order and power, has elevated the heavens high above the earth, distant and far away from reach. The ...

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ ٱلسَّحَابَ ٱلثِّقَالَ

Huwal lazee yureekumul barqa khawfanw wa tama'anw wa yunshi'us sahaabas siqaal

It is He who shows you lightening, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.

اور وہی تو ہے جو تم کو ڈرانے اور امید دلانے کے لیے بجلی دکھاتا اور بھاری بھاری بادل پیدا کرتا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After that, it was said in verse 12: هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِ‌يكُمُ الْبَرْ‌قَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ. It means that it is Allah Ta` ala Who makes you see the lightening and the thunder which can become a matter of fear for human beings lest it may destroy what it strikes. Then, ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He it is Who shows you the lightning inspiring fear in travellers of thunderbolts and hope for those who are at home of rain; and He produces He creates the clouds that are heavy with rain.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Clouds, Thunder and Lightning are Signs of Allah's Power Allah states that He has full power over Al-Barq (lightning), which is the bright light that originates from within clouds. Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas once wrote to Abu Al-Jald asking about the meaning of Al-Barq, and he said that it i...

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Khalaqas samaawaati wal arda bilhaqq; Ta'aalaa 'ammaa yushrikoon

He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.

اسی نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو مبنی برحکمت پیدا کیا۔ اس کی ذات ان (کافروں) کے شرک سے اونچی ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Lexical Explanation The word: خَصِیم (khasim) in verse 4 has been derived from: خُصُومۃ (khusumah) and means a quarrelsome person. Al-An’ am is the plural of na'am, which are cattles such as the camel, goat and cow. (A1-Mufradat of Raghib al-Isfahan) The word: دِفْءٌ (difun) in verse 5 denotes what ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He created the heavens and the earth with the Truth that is with the purpose of manifesting truth. Exalted be He above what they associate with Him in the way of idols.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah is the One Who has created the Heavens, the Earth, and Man Allah tells us about His creation of the upper realm, which is the heavens, and the lower realm, which is the earth, and everything in them. They have been created for a true purpose, not in vain, so that لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا...

وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Walkhaila wal bighaala wal hameera litarkaboohaa wa zeenah; wa yakhluqu maa laa ta'lamoon

And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.

اور اسی نے گھوڑے اور خچر اور گدھے پیدا کئے تاکہ تم ان پر سوار ہو اور (وہ تمہارے لیے) رونق وزینت (بھی ہیں) اور وہ (اور چیزیں بھی) پیدا کرتا ہے جن کی تم کو خبر نہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Since mention was made of 'an am' that is, camels and oxen, it was appropriate that mention be made of quadrupeds which have been created exclusively for purposes of draft and ride. One does not benefit by their milk or meat because, according to religious law, they are the cause of moral diseases, ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And He created horses and mules and asses that you may ride them and for adornment wa-zīnatan is an object denoting reason; the use of both of these reasons ‘to ride’ and ‘for adornment’ as illustrations of God’s graces does not preclude that they may have been created for other purposes such as for...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): This refers to another category of animals that Allah has created as a blessing for His servants; horses, mules and donkeys, all of which He made for riding and adornment. This is the main purpose for which these animals were created. It was reported in the Two Sahihs that Jabir bin `Abdullah said: ...

وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

Wallaahu anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa ahyaa bihil arda ba'da mawtihaa; inna fee zaalika la aayatal liqaw miny yasma'oon

And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.

اور خدا ہی نے آسمان سے پانی برسایا پھر اس سے زمین کو اس کے مرنے کے بعد زندہ کیا۔ بےشک اس میں سننے والوں کے لیے نشانی ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Also at the end of the third verse (60), in: وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (And He is the Mighty, the Wise), there is a hint that taking the birth of a baby girl to be nuisance and disgrace, and hiding from people because of it, amount to challenging Divine wisdom - as the creation of male and female...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And God sends down water from the heaven and therewith revives the earth with plants after its death after its drying up. Surely in that which is mentioned there is a sign indicating the truth of the Resurrection for a people who listen listening and then reflecting.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Finding Consolation in the Reminder of Those Who came before Allah says, `He sent Messengers to the nations of the past, and they were rejected. You, O Muhammad, have an example in your brothers among the Messengers, so do not be distressed by your people's rejection. As for the idolators' rejection...

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَىْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

Wallaahu khalaqakum suma tatawaffaakum; wa minkum many-yuradu ilaaa arzalil 'umuri likai laa ya'lama ba'da 'ilmin shai'aa; innal laaha 'Aleemun Qadeer

And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent.

اور خدا ہی نے تم کو پیدا کیا۔ پھر وہی تم کو موت دیتا ہے اور تم میں بعض ایسے ہوتے ہیں کہ نہایت خراب عمر کو پہنچ جاتے ہیں اور (بہت کچھ) جاننے کے بعد ہر چیز سے بےعلم ہوجاتے ہیں۔ بےشک خدا (سب کچھ) جاننے والا (اور) قدرت والا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Mentioned previously were various states of water, vegetation, cattle and honey bee through which Allah Ta’ ala had reminded human beings of His perfect power of creation and of His blessings for the created. Now, through the words of the present verse, they have been invited to ponder ov...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And God has created you when you were nothing then He takes you in death when your terms of life are concluded; and there are some among you who are relegated to the most abject stage of life that is the most diminished because of old-age and senility so that he knows nothing after having possessed ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): In Man there is a Lesson Allah tells us that He is controlling the affairs of His servants. He is the One Who created them out of nothing, then He will cause them to die. But there are some of them that He allows to grow old, which is a physical weakness, as Allah says: اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ مّ...

مَّآ أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا

Maaa ash hattuhum khalqas samaawaati wal ardi wa laa khalqa anfusihim wa maa kuntu muttakizal mudilleena 'adudaa

I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.

میں نے ان کو نہ تو آسمانوں اور زمین کے پیدا کرنے کے وقت بلایا تھا اور نہ خود ان کے پیدا کرنے کے وقت۔ اور میں ایسا نہ تھا کہ گمراہ کرنے والوں کو مددگار بناتا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary The progeny of Iblis, and his descendants and followers The word: ذُرِّ‌يَّتَهُ (dhurriyyatah) in verse 50 indicates that Iblis (Shaitan) has offspring, and a host of descendants and followers. Some commentators have said that 'progeny' at this place means 'accomplices.' That the Shaitan ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: I did not make them a witness that is Iblīs and his offspring to the creation of the heavens and the earth nor to their own creation that is to say I did not make any of them present at the moment of the creation of the other. Nor do I take misleaders devils as My support as assistants in the proces...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The gods of the Idolators did not witness the Creation of anything, not even Themselves Allah says: `These whom you take as helpers instead of Me are creatures just like you. They do not possess anything and did not witness the creation of heaven and earth, because they did not exist at that time.' ...

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ ٱلْجِبَالُ هَدًّا

Takaadus samaawaatu yatafattarna minhu wa tanshaq qul ardu wa takhirrul jibaalu haddaa

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

قریب ہے کہ اس (افتراء) سے آسمان پھٹ پڑیں اور زمین شق ہوجائے اور پہاڑ پارہ پارہ ہو کر گر پڑیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary وَتَخِرُّ‌ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا "And the mountains to fall down crumbling" - 19:90. These verses suggest that the earth, the mountains and everything that grows thereon possess a certain degree of knowledge and intelligence though in their case these perceptions are not of the same extent as...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The heavens are almost read takādu or yakādu rent read takādu tatafattarna by being torn apart a variant reading has yanfatirna because of it and the earth is almost split asunder and the mountains almost fall down crashing collapsing on top of them because of the fact
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Stern Rejection of attributing a Son to Allah After Allah affirms in this noble Surah that `Isa was a worshipper and servant of Allah and He mentioned his birth from Maryam without a father, He then begins refuting those who claim that He has a son. Holy is He and far Exalted is He above such de...

فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَٱلطَّيْرَ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ

Fafahhamnaahaa sulaimaan; wa kullan aatainaa hukmanw wa'ilmanw wa sakh kharnaa ma'a Daawoodal jibaala yusabbihna wattayr; wa kunnaa faa'ileen

And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

تو ہم نے فیصلہ (کرنے کا طریق) سلیمان کو سمجھا دیا۔ اور ہم نے دونوں کو حکم (یعنی حکمت ونبوت) اور علم بخشا تھا۔ اور ہم نے پہاڑوں کو داؤد کا مسخر کردیا تھا کہ ان کے ساتھ تسبیح کرتے تھے اور جانوروں کو بھی (مسخر کردیا تھا اور ہم ہی ایسا) کرنے والے تھے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ (So We enabled Sulayman to understand it - 21:79). This expression means that Allah Ta` ala had made known to Sayyidna Sulayman (علیہ السلام) the judgment which was better. Although the judgment passed by Sayyidna Dawud (علیہ السلام) was not in conflict with religious jur...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And We gave understanding of this that is the judgement to Solomon. It is said that both of their decisions were the result of independent judgement exercised by both and that David consulted Solomon; but it is also said that their decisions were by way of inspiration from God — the second decision ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Dawud and Sulayman and the Signs which They were given; the Story of the People whose Sheep pastured at Night in the Field Abu Ishaq narrated from Murrah from Ibn Mas`ud: "That crop was grapes, bunches of which were dangling." This was also the view of Shurayh. Ibn `Abbas said: "Nafash means grazing...

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزْجِى سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِنۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن يَشَآءُ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهِۦ يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

Alam tara annal laaha yuzjee sahaaban summa yu'allifu bainahoo summa yaj'aluhoo rukaaman fataral wadqa yakhruju min khilaalihee wa yunazzilu minas samaaa'i min jibaalin feehaa mim barain fa yuseebu bihee mai yashaaa'u wa yasrifuhoo 'am mai yashaaa'u yakkaadu sanaa barqihee yazhabu bil absaar

Do you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight.

کیا تم نے نہیں دیکھا کہ خدا ہی بادلوں کو چلاتا ہے، اور ان کو آپس میں ملا دیتا ہے، پھر ان کو تہ بہ تہ کردیتا ہے، پھر تم دیکھتے ہو کہ بادل میں سے مینہ نکل (کر برس) رہا ہے اور آسمان میں جو (اولوں کے) پہاڑ ہیں، ان سے اولے نازل کرتا ہے تو جس پر چاہتا ہے اس کو برسا دیتا ہے اور جس سے چاہتا ہے ہٹا دیتا ہے۔ اور بادل میں جو بجلی ہوتی ہے اس کی چمک آنکھوں کو خیرہ کرکے بینائی کو اُچکے لئے جاتی ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا From the sky mountains (of clouds) having hail in them - 43. Here the word سَمَاء is purported for clouds, and Jibal جِبَالٍ (mountains) for big masses of clouds, while hails are called Barad.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Have you not seen how God drives the clouds moves them along gently then composes them joining some with others and making scattered pieces as one then piles them up some on top of others whereat you see the rain issuing from the midst of them from specific outlets in them? And He sends down from th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Power of Allah to create the Clouds and that which comes from Them Allah tells us that He drives the clouds from the beginning, when they are formed and are still weak. This is the "Gentle driving." ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ (then joins them together,) means, He brings them together after they ha...

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا

Alam tara ilaa Rabbika kaifa maddaz zilla wa law shaaa'a laja'alahoo saakinan summa ja'alnash shamsa 'alaihe daleelaa

Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.

بلکہ تم نے اپنے پروردگار (کی قدرت) کو نہیں دیکھا کہ وہ سائے کو کس طرح دراز کر (کے پھیلا) دیتا ہے۔ اور اگر وہ چاہتا تو اس کو (بےحرکت) ٹھیرا رکھتا پھر سورج کو اس کا رہنما بنا دیتا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Relationship between causes and effects and their being subject to Allah's will The above verses describe complete and total omnipotence of Allah Ta’ ala and His bounties and favors showered on human kind. This also proves Oneness of Allah and that no one can share His right of worship. أ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Have you not seen contemplated the work of your Lord how He extends the twilight shadow? from the point of daybreak to the point of sunrise. For had He your Lord willed He would have made it still ever-present so that it does not disappear with the rising of the sun. Then We made the sun an indicato...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Evidence of the existence of the Creator and the extent of His Power Here Allah begins explaining the evidence for His existence and His perfect power to create various things and pairs of opposites. Allah says: أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ الظِّلَّ (Have you not seen how your Lord spread ...

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا

Wa Huwal lazee marajal bahraini haazaa 'azbun furaatunw wa haazaa milhun ujaaj; wa ja'ala bainahumaa barzakhanw wa hijram mahjooraa

And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.

اور وہی تو ہے جس نے دو دریاؤں کو ملا دیا ایک کا پانی شیریں ہے پیاس بجھانے والا اور دوسرے کا کھاری چھاتی جلانے والا۔ اور دونوں کے درمیان ایک آڑ اور مضبوط اوٹ بنادی

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَ‌جَ الْبَحْرَ‌يْنِ هَـٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَ‌اتٌ وَهَـٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْ‌زَخًا وَحِجْرً‌ا مَّحْجُورً‌ا ﴿53﴾ And He is the One who joined the two seas - this is sweat, very sweat and this is bitter, very bitter - and made between them a buffer and a barrier, pr...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And He it is Who merged the two seas letting them flow one adjacent to the other this one palatable sweet and the other saltish bitter; and He set between the two an isthmus so that the one does not mix with the other and a forbidding ban a shield that prevents the two from becoming mixed.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The universality of the Prophet's Message, how He was supported in His Mission and Allah's Blessings to Mankind Allah says: وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَبَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ قَرْيَةٍ نَّذِيراً (And had We willed, We would have raised a warner in every town.) `Calling them to Allah, but We have singled you out, O...

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَسْـَٔلْ بِهِۦ خَبِيرًا

Allazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaa fee sittati aiyaamin summmmastawaa 'alal 'Arsh; ar Rahmaanu fas'al bihee khabeeraa

He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.

جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو اور جو کچھ ان دونوں کے درمیان ہے چھ دن میں پیدا کیا پھر عرش پر جا ٹھہرا وہ (جس کا نام) رحمٰن (یعنی بڑا مہربان ہے) تو اس کا حال کسی باخبر سے دریافت کرلو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَاسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرً‌ا (So ask about Him someone who knows - 25:59). In this verse it is described that the creation of the earth and the skies, and then to place Himself on ` Arsh in consonance to His exalted position are all acts of Allah Ta’ ala. If someone wants its confirmation, he should fin...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He it is Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days of the length of the days of this world since there was no sun at that point — had He willed He could have created them in an instant but His not having done so is because He will to teach His creatures to be cir...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Ignorance of the Idolators Allah tells us how ignorant the idolators are; instead of worshipping Allah, they worship idols which do not possess the power either to harm or benefit. They do this with no evidence or proof; the only thing that led them to do this was their own whims and desires. So...

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا

Tabaarakal lazee ja'ala fis samaaa'i buroojanw wa ja'ala feehaa siraajanw wa qamaram muneeraa

Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.

اور (خدا) بڑی برکت والا ہے جس نے آسمانوں میں برج بنائے اور ان میں (آفتاب کا نہایت روشن) چراغ اور چمکتا ہوا چاند بھی بنایا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: تَبَارَ‌كَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُ‌وجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَ‌اجًا وَقَمَرً‌ا مُّنِيرً‌ا ﴿61﴾ وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ‌ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَ‌ادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ‌ أَوْ أَرَ‌ادَ شُكُورً‌ا ﴿62﴾ Glorious is the One who made stellar formations in the sky and placed therein a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God exalted be He says Blessed magnified is He Who has placed in the heaven constellations twelve of them Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo al-sunbula Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius and Pisces. They are the mansions for the seven orbiting planets Mars rules Aries and Scorpio Venus T...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Mentioning the Might and Power of Allah Here Allah glorifies Himself and praises the beauty He created in the heavens of Al-Buruj, the giant stars, according to the view of Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Al-Hasan and Qatadah. This is like the Ayah, وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْيَا بِم...

ٱللَّهُ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Allaahu yabda'ul khalqa summa yu'eeduhoo summa ilaihi turja'oon

Allah begins creation; then He will repeat it; then to Him you will be returned.

خدا ہی خلقت کو پہلی بار پیدا کرتا ہے وہی اس کو پھر پیدا کرے گا پھر تم اُسی کی طرف لوٹ جاؤ گے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُ‌وا فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ (Have they not travelled on earth - 30:9). It means that the Makkans live in a land where there is neither any cultivation and industry nor any tall and beautiful buildings, but for the sake of trade they do travel to Syria and Yemen. So, have they not seen, during...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God originates creation in other words He produces the creation of mankind then He will reproduce it that is the creation of them after their death then to Him you shall be returned read turja‘ūna; or yurja‘ūna ‘they shall be returned’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ (Allah originates the creation, then He will repeat it,) Just as He was able to create it in the first place, so He is also able to repeat it. ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ (then to Him you will be returned.) on the Day of Resurrection, when each will be requi...

وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَٰفُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَٰنِكُمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّلْعَٰلِمِينَ

Wa min Aayaatihee khalqus samaawaati wal aardi wakhtilaafu alsinatikum wa alwaanikum; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil lil'aalimeen

And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.

اور اسی کے نشانات (اور تصرفات) میں سے ہے آسمانوں اور زمین کا پیدا کرنا اور تمہاری زبانوں اور رنگوں کا جدا جدا ہونا۔ اہلِ دانش کے لیے ان (باتوں) میں (بہت سی) نشانیاں ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The same way there are differences of colour and hue. It is seen that babies of different colour and hue take birth from the same parents under the same circumstances. All this is the marvel of Allah's creation. The wisdom behind the difference of colours requires a lengthy description which is beyo...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the differences of your tongues that is your languages such as Arabic non-Arabic and so on and your colours such as white or black or otherwise even though all of you are originally the offspring of the same man and woman. Surely in t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ (And among His signs) indicating His magnificent power. خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالأَرْضَ (is the creation of the heavens and the earth,) The heavens with their vast height and brightness and beauty of the stars and planets, and the earth with its density and its mountains, valleys, s...

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَيَبْسُطُهُۥ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ يَشَآءُ وَيَجْعَلُهُۥ كِسَفًا فَتَرَى ٱلْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَٰلِهِۦ فَإِذَآ أَصَابَ بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

Allaahul lazee yursilur riyaaha fatuseeru sahaaban fa yabsutuhoo fis samaaa'i kaifa yashaaa'u wa yaj'aluhoo kisafan fataral wadqa yakhruju min khilaalihee fa izaaa asaaba bihee mai yashaaa'u min 'ibaadiheee izaa hum yastabshiroon

It is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes them fragments so you see the rain emerge from within them. And when He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, immediately they rejoice

خدا ہی تو ہے جو ہواؤں کو چلاتا ہے تو وہ بادل کو اُبھارتی ہیں۔ پھر خدا اس کو جس طرح چاہتا ہے آسمان میں پھیلا دیتا اور تہ بتہ کر دیتا ہے پھر تم دیکھتے ہو کہ اس کے بیچ میں سے مینھہ نکلنے لگتا ہے پھر جب وہ اپنے بندوں میں سے جن پر چاہتا ہے اُسے برسا دیتا ہے تو وہ خوش ہو جاتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَ‌مُوا وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ‌ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (Then We took vengeance upon those who were guilty. And it was due on Us to help the believers. -30:47). This verse tells us that Allah Ta’ ala has taken it upon Himself to help the believers. On the ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God is the One Who unleashes the winds which then raise stir up clouds and He then spreads them across the heaven as He will in small or large quantities and He forms them into fragments read kisafan or kisfan ‘scattered pieces’ then you see the rain issuing out of them that is out of the midst of t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Revival of the Earth is a Sign of the Resurrection Here Allah explains how He creates the clouds that rain the water. اللَّهُ الَّذِى يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَـحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَاباً (Allah is He Who sends the winds, so that they raise clouds) either from the sea, as was mentioned by more than one (of the...

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ

Allahul lazee khalaqa kum min du'fin summa ja'ala mim ba'di du'fin quwwatan summa ja'ala mim ba'di quwwatin du'fanw wa shaibah; yakhluqu maa yashaaa'u wa Huwal 'Aleemul Qadeer

Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.

خدا ہی تو ہے جس نے تم کو (ابتدا میں) کمزور حالت میں پیدا کیا پھر کمزوری کے بعد طاقت عنایت کی پھر طاقت کے بعد کمزوری اور بڑھاپا دیا۔ وہ جو چاہتا ہے پیدا کرتا ہے اور وہ صاحب دانش اور صاحب قدرت ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Greater part of this Surah aims at removing the doubts of the deniers of the Hereafter. For meeting this end, many verses deal with the signs of Allah's omnipotence and His all-encompassing wisdom in order to awake people from their slumber. The first of the above-referred verses deals wi...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God is the One Who created you from a state of weakness from a ‘base fluid’ cf. Q. 328 then He ordained after a second weakness which is the weakness of the period of childhood strength that is the strength of youth then after strength He appointed weakness again and grey hair the weakness of old ag...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Different Stages of Man Here Allah points out how man passes through different stages of creation, one phase after another. He is originally created from dust, then from a Nutfah, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh. Then he becomes bones, then the bones are clothed with flesh, then the ...

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

Khalaqas samaawaati bi ghairi 'amadin tarawnahaa wa alqaa fil ardi rawaasiya an tameeda bikum wa bassa feehaa min kulli daaabbah; wa anzalnaa minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa ambatnaa feeha min kulli zawjin kareem

He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.

اُسی نے آسمانوں کو ستونوں کے بغیر پیدا کیا جیسا کہ تم دیکھتے ہو اور زمین پر پہاڑ (بنا کر) رکھ دیئے تاکہ تم کو ہلا ہلا نہ دے اور اس میں ہر طرح کے جانور پھیلا دیئے۔ اور ہم ہی نے آسمانوں سے پانی نازل کیا پھر (اُس سے) اس میں ہر قسم کی نفیس چیزیں اُگائیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Verse 10 opens with the words: خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ‌ عَمَدٍ تَرَ‌وْنَهَا (He has created the skies without the pillars that you may see). Another verse on the same subject: الَّذِي رَ‌فَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ‌ عَمَدٍ تَرَ‌وْنَهَا (Allah is the One who raised the heavens withou...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He created the heavens without any pillars that you can see ‘amad is the plural of ‘imād which is an ustuwāna ‘a column’ — this is the truth since there are no actual pillars — and cast high mountains into the earth lest it shake with you and He dispersed therein all kinds beasts. And We sent down t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Proofs of Tawhid Thus Allah explains His mighty power in creating the heavens and the earth, and everything that is within them and between them. He says: خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ (He has created the heavens without any pillars) Al-Hasan and Qatadah said, "It does not have any pillars, vi...

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ

Innaa zaiyannas samaaa 'ad dunyaa bizeenatinil kawaakib

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

بےشک ہم ہی نے آسمان دنیا کو ستاروں کی زینت سے مزین کیا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the next verse, it was said: إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ (Verily, We have decorated the nearest sky with an adornment, the stars, - 37:6). Here, the expression السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا : (as-sama'ud-dunya: the nearest sky) means the closest sky. The sense is that Al...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: We have indeed adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment the stars that is to say adorned with their light or with them the stars the genitive annexation bi-zīnati’l-kawākib is for explication; similarly explicative is the reading of bi-zīnatin ‘with an adornment’ with nunation the adornment expla...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Adornment and Protection of the Heaven comes from Allah Allah tells us that He has adorned the lowest heaven with the heavenly bodies for those among the people of the earth who look at it. The stars and planets in the sky give light to the people of earth, as Allah says: وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السّ...

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnaa; innaa khalaqnaahum min teenil laazib

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.

تو ان سے پوچھو کہ ان کا بنانا مشکل ہے یا جتنی خلقت ہم نے بنائی ہے؟ انہیں ہم نے چپکتے گارے سے بنایا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary After having proved the belief in the Oneness of Allah, described in the present eight verses is the belief in the 'Akhirah or Hereafter along with an answer to doubts entertained by disbelievers about it. First of all, a rational proof has been given in support of the possibility of huma...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So ask them in other words inquire of the people of Mecca for affirmation or by way of rebuke Are they stronger as a creation or those others whom We created? of angels heavens the two earths and all that is in them the use of man ‘those whom’ in man khalaqnā indicates that the reference is predomin...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Certainty of Life after Death Allah says: `Ask these people, those who deny the resurrection, which is harder to create Are they more difficult to create or the heavens, the earth, the angels, devils, the mighty creatures -- everything in between them' Ibn Mas`ud said that they admitted that the...

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

Khalaqas samaawaati wal arda bilhaqq; yukawwirul laila 'alan nahaari wa yukawwirun nahaara 'alaal laili wa sakhkharash shamsa walqamara kulluny yajree li ajalim musammaa; alaa Huwal 'Azeezul Ghaffaar

He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.

اسی نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو تدبیر کے ساتھ پیدا کیا ہے۔ (اور) وہی رات کو دن پر لپیٹتا ہے اور دن کو رات پر لپیٹتا ہے اور اسی نے سورج اور چاند کو بس میں کر رکھا ہے۔ سب ایک وقت مقرر تک چلتے رہیں گے۔ دیکھو وہی غالب (اور) بخشنے والا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 5, it was said: يُكَوِّرُ‌ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ‌ (He wraps the night over the day and He wraps the day over the night,). The word: تَکوِیر (takwir) means to throw something on top of the other and thereby hide it. The Qur'an has elected to express the phenomenon of the alternation of ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He created the heavens and the earth with the truth bi’l-haqqi is semantically connected to khalaqa ‘He created’. He turns the night into day so that it grows and turns the day into night so that it grows and He has disposed the sun and the moon each running in its course for an appointed term until...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Evidence of the Power and Oneness of Allah Allah tells us that He is the Creator of what is in the heavens and on earth, and what is between them. He is the Sovereign and Controller alternating the night and day. يُكَوِّرُ الَّيْـلَ عَلَى النَّهَـارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّـهَارَ عَلَى الَّيْلِ (He makes ...

لَخَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Lakhalqus samaawaati wal ardi akbaru min khalqin naasi wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa ya'lamoon

The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.

آسمانوں اور زمین کا پیدا کرنا لوگوں کے پیدا کرنے کی نسبت بڑا (کام) ہے لیکن اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 56, it was said: إِن فِي صُدُورِ‌هِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ‌ مَّا هُم بِبَالِغِيهِ (there is nothing in their hearts but pride of greatness that they are not [ able ] to reach). It means that people who quarrel in the matter of the verses of Allah without having any valid argument really look forwa...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The following was revealed regarding the deniers of resurrection Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth as an unprecedented first act is greater than the creation of mankind a second time — which is the restoration of them after death; but most people namely the disbelievers of Mecca do...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Life after Death Allah tells us that He will bring back His creation on the Day of Resurrection. That is very easy for Him, because He created the heavens and the earth, and creating them is greater than creating mankind, the first time and when He creates them again. The One Who is able to do that ...

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَاتٍ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِى كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمْرَهَا وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

Faqadaahunna sab'a samaawaatin fee yawmaini wa awhaa fee kulli samaaa'in amarahaa; wa zaiyannassa maaa'ad dunyaa bimasaabeeha wa hifzaa; zaalika taqdeerul 'Azeezil 'Aleem

And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

پھر دو دن میں سات آسمان بنائے اور ہر آسمان میں اس (کے کام) کا حکم بھیجا اور ہم نے آسمان دنیا کو چراغوں (یعنی ستاروں) سے مزین کیا اور (شیطانوں سے) محفوظ رکھا۔ یہ زبردست (اور) خبردار کے (مقرر کئے ہوئے) اندازے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْ‌ضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْ‌هًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ (and said to it and to the earth, "Come [ to My obedience ], both of you, willingly or unwillingly." Both said, "We come willingly." - 41:11) This command addressed to the earth and sky and their compliant and o...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Then He ordained them the suffixed pronoun refers back to al-samā’ ‘the heaven’ because it al-samā’ actually denotes that plural sense to which it will lead in the following clause in other words He made them to be seven heavens in two days — Thursday and Friday. He completed them in the last hour t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Some Details of the Creation of this Universe Here Allah denounces the idolators who worship other gods apart from Him although He is the Creator, Subduer and Controller of all things. He says: قُلْ أَءِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِى خَلَقَ الاٌّرْضَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَندَاداً (Say...

وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَآءُ قَدِيرٌ

Wa min Aayaatihee khalqus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bassa feehimaa min daaabbah; wa Huwa 'alaa jam'ihim izaa yashaaa'u Qadeer

And of his signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and what He has dispersed throughout them of creatures. And He, for gathering them when He wills, is competent.

اور اسی کی نشانیوں میں سے ہے آسمانوں اور زمین کا پیدا کرنا اور ان جانوروں کا جو اس نے ان میں پھیلا رکھے ہیں اور وہ جب چاہے ان کے جمع کرلینے پر قادر ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا مِن (and the creatures He has spread in them - 29). The original lexical meaning of دَابَّةٍ ` dabbah' (used in the text and translated as ` creatures' ) is anything which moves about of its own will; later on this word began to be used for animals. This verse states that Allah ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the creation of whatever He has scattered whatever He has divided and spread in them in the way of creatures dābba this denotes all those creatures which tread yadubbu upon the earth whether human beings or otherwise. And He is able t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Among the Signs of Allah is the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ (And among His Ayat) the signs which point to His great might and power, خَلْقُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِيهِمَا (is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and whatever moving creatures He has di...

لِّلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَٰثًا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ٱلذُّكُورَ

Lillaahi mulkus samaawaati wal ard; yakhluqu maa yashaaa'; yahabu limai yashaaa'u inaasanw wa yahabu limai yashaaa'uz zukoor

To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.

(تمام) بادشاہت خدا ہی کی ہے آسمانوں کی بھی اور زمین کی بھی۔ وہ جو چاہتا ہے پیدا کرتا ہے۔ جسے چاہتا ہے بیٹیاں عطا کرتا ہے اور جسے چاہتا ہے بیٹے بخشتا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary The earlier three of the above verses state the end of those people who, as against the virtuous Muslims, remained desirous of the delights and luxuries of this world, instead of caring about the Hereafter. Then in verse 47, they have been advised to repent and embrace faith before the sc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: To God belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He will; He gives to whomever He will in the way of children females and He gives to whomever He will males.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah tells us that He is the Creator, Sovereign and Controller of the heavens and the earth. Whatever he wills happens, and whatever He does not will does not happen. He gives to whomsoever He wills and withholds from whomsoever he wills; none can withhold what He gives, and none can give what He w...

أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَإِنَٰثًا وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَآءُ عَقِيمًا إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

Aw yuzawwijuhum zukraananw wa inaasanw wa yaj'alu mai yashaaa'u 'aqeemaa; innahoo 'Aleemun Qadeer

Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.

یا ان کو بیٹے اور بیٹیاں دونوں عنایت فرماتا ہے۔ اور جس کو چاہتا ہے بےاولاد رکھتا ہے۔ وہ تو جاننے والا (اور) قدرت والا ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary The earlier three of the above verses state the end of those people who, as against the virtuous Muslims, remained desirous of the delights and luxuries of this world, instead of caring about the Hereafter. Then in verse 47, they have been advised to repent and embrace faith before the sc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or He combines them that is to say or He makes them males and females; and He makes whomever He will infertile such that she is unable to conceive or he cannot have a child. Surely He is Knower of what He creates Powerful in bringing about whatever He will.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah tells us that He is the Creator, Sovereign and Controller of the heavens and the earth. Whatever he wills happens, and whatever He does not will does not happen. He gives to whomsoever He wills and withholds from whomsoever he wills; none can withhold what He gives, and none can give what He w...

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Wa sakhkhara lakum maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi jamee'am minh; inna feezaalika la Aayaatil liqawminy yatafakkaroon

And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.

اور جو کچھ آسمانوں میں ہے اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہے سب کو اپنے (حکم) سے تمہارے کام میں لگا دیا۔ جو لوگ غور کرتے ہیں ان کے لئے اس میں (قدرت خدا کی) نشانیاں ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary اللَّـهُ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ‌ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ‌ لِتَجْرِ‌يَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِ‌هِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ ("Allah is the One who has subjugated for you the sea, so that you may seek His grace, ... 45:12) ". Generally, when Qur'an uses the expression ` to seek His grace' it refers to...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And He has disposed for you whatever is in the heavens of sun moon stars water and otherwise and whatever is in the earth of animals trees vegetation rivers and otherwise that is to say He created all that for your benefit all jamī‘an is for emphasis being from Him minhu is a circumstantial qualifie...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Subjugation of the Sea, etc., is among Allah's Signs Allah the Exalted mentions some of the favors He gave to His servants, such as subjecting the sea for their service, لِتَجْرِىَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ (that ships may sail through the sea by His command,) i.e., of Allah the Exalted, Who or...

أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ

Afalam yanzurooo ilas samaaa'i fawqahum kaifa banainaahaa wa zaiyannaahaa wa maa lahaa min furooj

Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?

کیا انہوں نے اپنے اوپر آسمان کی طرف نگاہ نہیں کی کہ ہم نے اس کو کیونکر بنایا اور (کیونکر) سجایا اور اس میں کہیں شگاف تک نہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After mentioning the confused state of the infidels, Allah draws man's attention to His infinite power which He demonstrated by creating what is bigger than that which they wondered about and whose possibility they discounted. Referring to the heaven, the Qur'an says: وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُ‌وجٍ (...an...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Have they not then looked with their own eyes at the heaven being above them in order to take heed by their own minds of the consequences for them when they deny the Resurrection how We have built it without supports and adorned it with planets and how there are no cracks in it? no fissures blemishi...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah's Power and Ability over what is Greater than Resurrection Allah the Exalted notifies the servants of His infinite power, which He demonstrated by creating what is bigger than that which they wondered about and whose possibility they discount, أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُواْ إِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَ...

وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ

Wal arda madadnaahaa wa alqainaa feehaa rawaasiya wa ambatnaa feehaa min kulli zawjim baheej

And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,

اور زمین کو (دیکھو اسے) ہم نے پھیلایا اور اس میں پہاڑ رکھ دیئے اور اس میں ہر طرح کی خوشنما چیزیں اُگائیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After mentioning the confused state of the infidels, Allah draws man's attention to His infinite power which He demonstrated by creating what is bigger than that which they wondered about and whose possibility they discounted. Referring to the heaven, the Qur'an says: وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُ‌وجٍ (...an...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And the earth wa’l-arda is a supplement to the position of the words ilā l-samā’i ‘at the heaven’ how We have spread it out how We have rolled it across the face of the water and cast in it firm mountains to fix it in place and caused every delightful kind every delightful specimen causing delight b...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah's Power and Ability over what is Greater than Resurrection Allah the Exalted notifies the servants of His infinite power, which He demonstrated by creating what is bigger than that which they wondered about and whose possibility they discount, أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُواْ إِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَ...

أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

Afa'a yeenaa bilkhalqil awwal; bal hum fee labsim min khalqin jadeed

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.

کیا ہم پہلی بار پیدا کرکے تھک گئے ہیں؟ (نہیں) بلکہ یہ ازسرنو پیدا کرنے میں شک میں (پڑے ہوئے) ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Dwellers of Aikah Aikah means a dense bush; wood; forest; jungle, These people resided in such a place. Holy Prophet Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) was sent to this nation. They disobeyed him and were destroyed by Divine punishment. People of Tubba' Tubba' was the title of the king of Yemen. The necessary ex...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Were We then wearied by the first creation? that is to say We were not wearied by it and likewise We will not be wearied by restoring it. Nay yet they are in doubt about a new creation which will be at the Resurrection.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Reminding the Quraysh of the Destruction of earlier Disbelieving Nations Allah the Exalted warns the disbelievers of Quraysh and reminds them of the punishment and painful torment that He sent in this life on their likes, who disbelieved before them. For instance, Allah the Exalted punished the peop...

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ

Wa laqad khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaa fee sittati ayyaamin wa maa massanaa mil lughoob

And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.

اور ہم نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو اور جو (مخلوقات) ان میں ہے سب کو چھ دن میں بنا دیا۔ اور ہم کو ذرا تکان نہیں ہوئی

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Channels of Acquiring Knowledge لِمَن كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ ( who has a heart - 50:37). Ibn ` Abbas ؓ has said that here the word qalb [ heart ] means ` aql [ intellect ], because the centre of intellect is heart. Some scholars of Qur'an say that "heart" here refers to life, because the axis of life is ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And verily We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days the first of which was Sunday and the last of which was Friday and no weariness no fatigue touched Us this was revealed as a refutation of the Jews’ claim that God rested on the Saturday and lay down upon the Th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers' مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً (a generation who were stronger in power than they.) they were more numer...

وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon

And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.

اور ہر چیز کی ہم نے دو قسمیں بنائیں تاکہ تم نصیحت پکڑو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and Earth The preceding verses mentioned the reality of the Hereafter and the Judgment Day, and the punishment of those who denied the reality. The present set of verses reaffirm the perfect power of Allah, reminding us about the realit...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And of all things wa-min kulli shay’in is semantically connected to His following words khalaqnā We created pairs two kinds such as male and female heaven and earth sun and moon plain and mountain summer and winter sweet and bitter light and darkness that perhaps you might remember tadhakkarūna one ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Proofs of Allah's Oneness abound in the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds, وَالسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا (We constructed the heaven.) meaning, `We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,' بِأَيْدٍ (with Hands), meaning, with str...

وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ

Wassaqfil marfoo'

And [by] the heaven raised high

اور اونچی چھت کی

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Al-Bait-ul-Ma` mur وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ‌ (and by the Populated House [ AI-Bait-ul-Ma` mur ],...52:4) Al-Bait-ul-Ma` mur is the Ka'bah in the heaven meant for the angels' service and is parallel to the Ka'bah on earth. According to a Tradition in Sahihain that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said about his As...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and the raised roof that is to say the heaven
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat At-Tur Malik narrated that Jubayr bin Mut`im said, "I heard the Prophet reciting Surat At-Tur while praying Maghrib. Surely, I have never heard a more beautiful voice or recitation than his recitation." This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs using...

وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ

Wal bahril masjoor

And [by] the sea filled [with fire],

اور ابلتے ہوئے دریا کی

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالْبَحْرِ‌ الْمَسْجُورِ‌ (and by the sea, filled up with fire...52:6) The word bar means sea and the passive participle masjur is derived from sajr which is used in several different senses, one of which is to kindle with fire. Some of the commentators interpret the participle in this sense here, ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and the swarming sea that is to say the one that is filled
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat At-Tur Malik narrated that Jubayr bin Mut`im said, "I heard the Prophet reciting Surat At-Tur while praying Maghrib. Surely, I have never heard a more beautiful voice or recitation than his recitation." This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs using...

أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

Am khuliqoo min ghairi shai'in am humul khaaliqoon

Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

کیا یہ کسی کے پیدا کئے بغیر ہی پیدا ہوگئے ہیں۔ یا یہ خود (اپنے تئیں) پیدا کرنے والے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Believing Children of the Righteous will benefit from their relationship with their Believing Parents in Paradise وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّ‌يَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّ‌يَّتَهُمْ (And those who believed and their children followed them in belief, We will join the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or were they created out of nothing? that is without a Creator. Or are they the creators? of themselves. It makes no sense for a created thing to have no creator nor can a thing that will cease to existent have the power to create. There must be a Creator of them and that is God the One so why do th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Affirming Tawhid and annulling the Plots of the Idolators. This is the position where Tawhid of Allah's Lordship andDivinity are affirmed Allah the Exalted said, أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ (Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators) Allah ask...

أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

Am khalaqus samaawaati wal ard; bal laa yooqinoon

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.

یا انہوں نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو پیدا کیا ہے؟ (نہیں) بلکہ یہ یقین ہی نہیں رکھتے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Believing Children of the Righteous will benefit from their relationship with their Believing Parents in Paradise وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّ‌يَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّ‌يَّتَهُمْ (And those who believed and their children followed them in belief, We will join the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nor can any but God the Creator have created them so why do they not worship Him? Nay but they are not certain of Him for otherwise they would have believed in His Prophet.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Affirming Tawhid and annulling the Plots of the Idolators. This is the position where Tawhid of Allah's Lordship andDivinity are affirmed Allah the Exalted said, أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ (Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators) Allah ask...

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ

Innaa kulla shai'in khalaqnaahu biqadar

Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

ہم نے ہر چیز اندازہٴ مقرر کے ساتھ پیدا کی ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ‌ (Verily, We have created everything according to [ Our ] predestination...54:49). In the prepositional phrase bi-qadar, the word qadar literally denotes to 'measure' and to create something with a proper measure and proportion. It is possible for this litera...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Truly everything read inna kulla shay’in is in the accusative as a dependent clause because of a verb governing it have We created in a measure by ordainment bi-qadarin ‘in a measure’ is a circumstantial qualifier referring to kulla ‘every’ in other words ‘already predetermined’; a variant reading f...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Destination of the Criminals Allah the Exalted states that the criminals are misguided away from the truth and engulfed in confusion, because of the doubts and uncertainty they are in. This description befits every disbeliever and innovator of all types and forms of sects. Allah the Exalted said...

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusbaan

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

سورج اور چاند ایک حساب مقرر سے چل رہے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Allah's Signs الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ‌ بِحُسْبَانٍ (The sun and the moon are [ bound ] by a [ fixed ] calculation...55:5) This verse draws attention to two of the celestial bodies from among the bounties of Allah. They are especially mentioned presumably because the entire system of this world depends...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The sun and the moon follow a reckoning they move according to a strict calculation
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah Imam Ahmad recorded that Zirr said that a man said to Ibn Mas`ud: "How is this recited: "Ma'in Ghayri Yasin or Asin" He asked him, "Are you that proficient in reciting the whole Qur'an" He replied, "I recite the Mufassal section in one Rak`ah." So he said, "Woe to you! D...

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ

Nahnu khalaqnaakum falaw laa tusaddiqoon

We have created you, so why do you not believe?

ہم نے تم کو (پہلی بار بھی تو) پیدا کیا ہے تو تم (دوبارہ اُٹھنے کو) کیوں سچ نہیں سمجھتے؟

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Proof of the occurrence of the Day of Resurrection Thus far the Surah dealt with three categories of people on the Plain of Hashr (Gathering.) The verses so far described the reward and punishment of these three groups. The current set of verses warn the deviant skeptics and atheists who completely ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: We created you We brought you into existence from nothing. Will you not then affirm this truth? in resurrection? For the One able to create from nothing is also able to repeat this creation.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Proof that Resurrection will occur Allah asserts that Resurrection will occur and refutes the misguided atheists who deny it, those who said, أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً وَعِظَـماً أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ (When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected) 56:47 They s...

ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

'A-antum takhluqoo nahooo am nahnul khaaliqoon

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

کیا تم اس (سے انسان) کو بناتے ہو یا ہم بناتے ہیں؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Proof of the occurrence of the Day of Resurrection Thus far the Surah dealt with three categories of people on the Plain of Hashr (Gathering.) The verses so far described the reward and punishment of these three groups. The current set of verses warn the deviant skeptics and atheists who completely ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Is it you a-antum read by pronouncing both hamzas fully or by replacing the second one with an alif or not pronouncing it but inserting an alif between the one not pronounced and the other one or without this insertion in the four instances here and below who create it that is the sperm making it in...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Proof that Resurrection will occur Allah asserts that Resurrection will occur and refutes the misguided atheists who deny it, those who said, أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً وَعِظَـماً أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ (When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected) 56:47 They s...

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Wa laqad 'alimtumun nash atal oolaa falaw laa tazakkaroon

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

اور تم نے پہلی پیدائش تو جان ہی لی ہے۔ پھر تم سوچتے کیوں نہیں؟

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Proof of the occurrence of the Day of Resurrection Thus far the Surah dealt with three categories of people on the Plain of Hashr (Gathering.) The verses so far described the reward and punishment of these three groups. The current set of verses warn the deviant skeptics and atheists who completely ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: For verily you have known the first creation al-nashā’ata a variant reading has al-nash’ata why then will you not remember? tadhakkarūna the original second tā’ of tatadhakkarūna has been assimilated with the dhāl.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Proof that Resurrection will occur Allah asserts that Resurrection will occur and refutes the misguided atheists who deny it, those who said, أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً وَعِظَـماً أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ (When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected) 56:47 They s...

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ

Allazee khalaqa sab'a samaawaatin tibaaqam maa taraa fee khalqir rahmaani min tafaawutin farji'il basara hal taraa min futoor

[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?

اس نے سات آسمان اوپر تلے بنائے۔ (اے دیکھنے والے) کیا تو (خدا) رحمٰن کی آفرینش میں کچھ نقص دیکھتا ہے؟ ذرا آنکھ اٹھا کر دیکھ بھلا تجھ کو (آسمان میں) کوئی شگاف نظر آتا ہے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: ارْ‌جِعِ الْبَصَرَ‌ هَلْ تَرَ‌ىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ‌ (So, cast your eye again. Do you see any rifts?...67:3). Apparently, this verse shows that it is possible to see the nearest sky with the naked eyes. Sky, in this context, does not necessarily refer to the bluish atmosphere seen over the earth. In fact, ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Who created seven heavens in layers one above the other without any contact between them. You do not see in the Compassionate One’s creation of these or of other things any irregularity any disparity or discordance. Then cast your eyes again turn them toward the heaven Do you see in it any fissure? ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat Al-Mulk Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Hurayrah that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, «إِنَّ سُورَةً فِي الْقُرْآنِ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً شَفَعَتْ لِصَاحِبِهَا حَتْى غُفِرَ لَهُ: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ» (Verily, there is a chapter in the Qur'an which...

كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon

No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.

ہرگز نہیں۔ ہم نے ان کو اس چیز سے پیدا کیا ہے جسے وہ جانتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ (...and those who are upright in their testimonies, [ 70:33] '. The word shahadat is the plural of shahadah. The use of plural number in this verse too indicates that there are many types and categories of 'testimony', and it is necessary to stand firm by ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Nay! — meant to thwart their hopes of entering Paradise. Indeed We created them as others from what they know from drops of sperm and so one cannot hope for Paradise merely on account of this one hopes for it by being God-fearing.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Rebuke of the Disbelievers and the Threat against Them Allah rebukes the disbelievers who, in the time of the Prophet , saw him and the guidance Allah sent him with. They witnessed the magnificent miracles Allah aided him with. Then, after all of this they fled from him and separated themselves ...

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلَٰتِ عُرْفًا

Wal mursalaati'urfaa

By those [winds] sent forth in gusts

ہواؤں کی قسم جو نرم نرم چلتی ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Occasion of Revelation Sahih of Bukhari records from Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn Masud that he said: "While we were with Allah's Messenger in a cave at Mina, the Surah 'wal-Mursalat' was revealed to him. He was reciting it, and I was learning it from his mouth. Verily, his mouth was moist wit...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: By those sent in succession ‘urfan that is by the winds that follow one another in succession like the mane ‘urf of a horse one part of hair coming after the other ‘urfan is in the accusative because it is a circumstantial qualifier;
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Revelation of this Surat and its Recitation in the Maghrib Prayer Al-Bukhari recorded from `Abdullah - that is Ibn Mas`ud -- that he said, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a cave at Mina, وَالْمُرْسَلَـتِ (By the Mursalat.) was revealed to him. He was ...

فَٱلْعَٰصِفَٰتِ عَصْفًا

Fal'aasifaati 'asfaa

And the winds that blow violently

پھر زور پکڑ کر جھکڑ ہو جاتی ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Occasion of Revelation Sahih of Bukhari records from Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn Masud that he said: "While we were with Allah's Messenger in a cave at Mina, the Surah 'wal-Mursalat' was revealed to him. He was reciting it, and I was learning it from his mouth. Verily, his mouth was moist wit...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: by the raging hurricanes the violent winds;
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Revelation of this Surat and its Recitation in the Maghrib Prayer Al-Bukhari recorded from `Abdullah - that is Ibn Mas`ud -- that he said, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a cave at Mina, وَالْمُرْسَلَـتِ (By the Mursalat.) was revealed to him. He was ...

وَٱلنَّٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا

Wannaashiraati nashraa

And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]

اور (بادلوں کو) پھاڑ کر پھیلا دیتی ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Occasion of Revelation Sahih of Bukhari records from Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn Masud that he said: "While we were with Allah's Messenger in a cave at Mina, the Surah 'wal-Mursalat' was revealed to him. He was reciting it, and I was learning it from his mouth. Verily, his mouth was moist wit...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: by the sweeping spreaders by the winds that scatter the rains;
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah The Revelation of this Surat and its Recitation in the Maghrib Prayer Al-Bukhari recorded from `Abdullah - that is Ibn Mas`ud -- that he said, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a cave at Mina, وَالْمُرْسَلَـتِ (By the Mursalat.) was revealed to him. He was ...

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

Faja'alnaahu fee qaraarim makeen

And We placed it in a firm lodging

اس کو ایک محفوظ جگہ میں رکھا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِ‌ينَ (Then We will cause the later ones to follow them....77:17) According to popular reading, Verse 17 purports to say that the present-day infidels, the people of Makkah, will receive punishment soon. They were punished and destroyed by Muslims in the Battle of Badr and ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: then lodged it in a secure abode that is the womb
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power Allah says, أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (Did We not destroy the ancients) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with. ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الاٌّخِرِينَ (So shall We make later generations to f...

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا

Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

کیا ہم نے زمین کو بچھونا نہیں بنایا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ (Truly, they will soon know. Again, truly, they will soon know....78:5) The particle kalla is negative, and means 'never, by no means'. It means here that this matter cannot be understood by question and answer or by disputation and debate. Its reality...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Have We not made the earth a cradle a bed like a cradle
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Refutation against the Idolators' Denial of the Occurrence of the Day of Judgement In rejection of the idolators' questioning about the Day of Judgement, due to their den...

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

Wal jibaala au taada

And the mountains as stakes?

اور پہاڑوں کو (ا س کی) میخیں (نہیں ٹھہرایا؟)

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ (Truly, they will soon know. Again, truly, they will soon know....78:5) The particle kalla is negative, and means 'never, by no means'. It means here that this matter cannot be understood by question and answer or by disputation and debate. Its reality...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and the mountains pegs? with which the earth is tied down like tents are tied down with pegs the interrogative is meant as an affirmative.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Refutation against the Idolators' Denial of the Occurrence of the Day of Judgement In rejection of the idolators' questioning about the Day of Judgement, due to their den...

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

اور تمہارے اوپر سات مضبوط (آسمان) بنائے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Thereafter the verse reads: وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ‌ مَعَاشًا (and made the day a source of livelihood....78:11). Man requires, together with sleep, other essentials of life, such as livelihood. Otherwise, the sleep will turn into death. If the world would have had only nights and no days, and man wo...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Refutation against the Idolators' Denial of the Occurrence of the Day of Judgement In rejection of the idolators' questioning about the Day of Judgement, due to their den...

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

Min nutfah; khalaqahu faqad-darah.

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

نطفے سے بنایا پھر اس کا اندازہ مقرر کیا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَ‌هُ (He created him, and designed him in due proportion..80:19). In other words, He has made him with a special design and with great wisdom. His stature, body-structure, his face, his length and breadth of the limbs, his joints, his eyes, nose and ears are all well-proportioned in...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: From a drop of sperm did He create him then proportion him in stages as a blood-clot then an embryo up to the last stage of his creation.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Refutation against Whoever denies Life after Death Allah rebukes those who deny the Resurrection and the Final Gathering. قُتِلَ الإِنسَـنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُ (Qutila mankind!) Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, قُتِلَ الإِنسَـنُ (Qutila mankind!) "May man be cursed." Abu Malik also ma...

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj

By the sky containing great stars

آسمان کی قسم جس میں برج ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ (I swear by the sky, the one having stellar formations....85:1) The word buruj is the plural of burj which means 'a large mansion or fortress'. The Qur'an says: وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِي بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ '...even though you are in fortified castles [ 4:78] ' Her...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: By the heaven of the constellations the twelve constellations of the planets — as explained in sūrat al-Furqān Q. 2561;
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Interpretation of the Word Buruj Allah swears by the heaven and its Buruj. The Buruj are the giant stars, as Allah says, تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى السَّمَآءِ بُرُوج...

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed

Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.

وہی پہلی دفعہ پیدا کرتا ہے اور وہی دوبارہ (زندہ) کرے گا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا (Surely, those who persecuted the believing men and the believing women, then did not repent,...85:10) This verse describes the torment of the wrong-doers who burned the Muslims in the fire pit only on account of their fai...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Assuredly it is He Who originates creation and restores and is never thwarted in what He wills
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Reward of the Righteous, and the Harsh Seizing of the Disbelieving Enemies of Allah Allah informs about His believing servants that لَهُمْ جَنَّـتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَـرُ (for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow.) This is the opposite of what he has prepared for His enemies o...

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