ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
سب طرح کی تعریف خدا ہی کو (سزاوار) ہے جو تمام مخلوقات کا پروردگار ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: This Surah comprises seven verses. Of these, the first three are in praise of Allah, while the last three contain a request or a prayer on the part of man, which Allah himself has, in His infinite mercy, taught him. The verse in between the two sets has both the features -- there is an aspect of pra...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: In the Name of God the name of a thing is that by which it can be known. The Names of God exalted be He are the archetypal forms ṣuwar nawʿiyya whose specificities and ipseities hūwiyya indicate the attributes of God and His essence and which indicate by their very existence His countenance and by t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Meaning of Al-Hamd
Abu Ja`far bin Jarir said, "The meaning of
الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ
(Al-Hamdu Lillah) (all praise and thanks be to Allah) is: all thanks are due purely to Allah, alone, not any of the objects that are being worshipped instead of Him, nor any of His creation. These thanks are due to Al...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ وَٱلنُّورَ ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ
Alhamdu lillaahil lazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda wa ja'alaz zulumaati wannoor; summal lazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim ya'diloon
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
ہر طرح کی تعریف خدا ہی کو سزاوار ہے جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو پیدا کیا اور اندھیرا اور روشنی بنائی پھر بھی کافر (اور چیزوں کو) خدا کے برابر ٹھیراتے ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
Sayyidna ` Abdullah ibn ` Abbas ؓ has said that one of the distinctions of Surah Al-An'am is that the whole of it, except some 'Ayat, was revealed at one time in Makkah with the complement of seventy thousand angels following it with recitation of the name of Allah. Early Tafsir authoriti...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Praise which means to describe in beautiful terms be ever established to God is this meant to be informative so that one believes in it? Or is it meant as a eulogy or both? These are three possibilities the most likely of which is the last as the Shaykh Jalāl al-Dīn al-Mahallī states in his commenta...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
The Virtue of Surat Al-An`am and When it Was Revealed
Al-`Awfi, `Ikrimah and `Ata' said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Surat Al-An`am was revealed in Makkah" At-Tabarani recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "All of Surat Al-An`am was revealed in Makkah at night, accompanied by seventy...
فَقُطِعَ دَابِرُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Faquti'a daabirul qawmil lazeena zalamoo; walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
غرض ظالم لوگوں کی جڑ کاٹ دی گئی۔ اور سب تعریف خدائے رب العالمین ہی کو (سزاوار ہے)
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the last verse (45), it was said that, when the mass punishment of Allah Ta` ala came, the people who did wrong were uprooted to the last man. Said immediately after was: وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds) where the hint given is: Whenever t...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So the last remnant of the people who did evil was cut off by having them annihilated. Praise be to God Lord of the Worlds for giving victory to the messengers and destroying the disbelievers.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators Call On Allah Alone During Torment and Distress
Allah states that He does what He wills with His creatures and none can resist His decision or avert what He decrees for them. He is the One Who has no partners, Who accepts the supplication from whomever He wills. Allah said,
قُلْ أَرَأَ...
يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Yawma yad'ookum fatastajeeboona bihamdihee wa tazunnoona il labistum illaa qaleela
On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."
جس دن وہ تمہیں پکارے گا تو تم اس کی تعریف کے ساتھ جواب دو گے اور خیال کرو گے کہ تم (دنیا میں) بہت کم (مدت) رہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
The word: يَدْعُوكُمْ (He will call you) in: يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ (on a day when He will call you, and you will respond praising Him - 52) is a derivation from: دُعَاء (dua' ) which means to call out for someone by announcing it vocally. The sense is that the day...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The day He calls you the day He calls out to you from your graves by the tongue of the archangel Isrāfīl you will respond you will answer His call from your graves with His praise by His command — it is also said to mean that you will respond ‘and praise be to Him’ — and you will think that you have...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refutation of Those Who do not believe in Life after Death
Allah tells us about the disbelievers who think it very unlikely that the Resurrection will happen and who say, in a tone of denial,
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـماً وَرُفَـتاً
(When we are bones and fragments.) meaning earth. This was the view of Mu...
وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًۢا
Wa qulil hamdu lillaahil lazee lam yattakhiz waladanw wa lam yakul lahoo shareekun fil mulki wa lam yakul lahoo waliyyum minaz zulli wa kabbirhu takbeeraa
And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."
اور کہو کہ سب تعریف خدا ہی کو ہے جس نے نہ تو کسی کو بیٹا بنایا ہے اور نہ اس کی بادشاہی میں کوئی شریک ہے اور نہ اس وجہ سے کہ وہ عاجز وناتواں ہے کوئی اس کا مددگار ہے اور اس کو بڑا جان کر اس کی بڑائی کرتے رہو
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: And Sayyidna Anas ؓ has said that a child from the tribe of Bani ` Abd al-Muttalib, when able to say meaningful words, was taught to recite this verse by the Holy Prophet ﷺ . Then he recited the verse:
وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And say ‘Praise be to God Who has neither taken a son nor has He any partner in sovereignty in divineness nor has He taken any ally to assist Him out of because of any weakness’ that is to say He would never become weak and thus need an assistant. And magnify Him with magnifications worthy of Him ex...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names
Allah says:
قُلْ
(Say) O Muhammad, to these idolators who deny that Allah possesses the attribute of mercy and refuse to call Him Ar-Rahman,
ادْعُواْ اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُواْ الرَّحْمَـنَ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُواْ فَلَهُ الاٌّسْمَآءَ الْحُسْنَى
("Invoke Allah or inv...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا
Alhamdu lillaahil lazeee anzala 'alaa 'abdihil kitaaba wa lam yaj'al lahoo 'iwajaa
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who has sent down upon His Servant the Book and has not made therein any deviance.
سب تعریف خدا ہی کو ہے جس نے اپنے بندے (محمدﷺ) پر (یہ) کتاب نازل کی اور اس میں کسی طرح کی کجی (اور پیچیدگی) نہ رکھی
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The properties and merits of Surah al-Kahf
According to a narration of Sayyidna Abu al-Darda' ؓ appearing in Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i and the Musnad of Ahmad, one who has memorized the first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf will remain protected from the ill effects of Dajjal (imposter). In...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Praise — which is the attribution to a person of that which is beautiful — is established as something that belongs to God alone exalted be He. Now is the intention here to point this out for the purpose of believing in it or to praise God thereby or both? All are possibilities the most profitable o...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
What has been mentioned about the Virtues of this Surah and the first and last ten Ayat
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Bara' said: "A man recited Al-Kahf and there was an animal in the house which began acting in a nervous manner. He looked, and saw a fog or cloud overhead....
فَإِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Fa izas tawaita ata wa mam ma'aka 'alal fulki faqulil hamdu lillaahil lazee najjaanaa minal qawmiz zalimeen
And when you have boarded the ship, you and those with you, then say, 'Praise to Allah who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.'
اور جب تم اور تمہارے ساتھی کشتی میں بیٹھ جاؤ تو (خدا کا شکر کرنا اور) کہنا کہ سب تعریف خدا ہی کو (سزاوار) ہے۔ جس نے ہم کو نجات بخشی ظالم لوگوں سے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ (And the oven gushes forth - 23:27). The word تَّنُّور means oven which is used for making flat, round bread, and is also used in the sense of the whole earth. According to some people تَّنُّور is a specific oven in the Kufah mosque, while others believe that it was somewhere...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And when you have settled when you are balanced in the Ark together with those with you say “Praise be to God Who has delivered us from the wrongdoing folk” from the disbelievers and the destruction that came upon them.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah tells us that Nuh, peace be upon him, invoked his Lord to help him against his people,
as Allah mentions in another Ayah:
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنُّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
(Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!") 54:10. Here he says:
رَبِّ انصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ...
قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Qulil hamdu lillaahi wa salaamun 'alaa 'ibaadihil lazeenas tafaa; aaallaahu khairun ammmaa yushrikoon
Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"
کہہ دو کہ سب تعریف خدا ہی کو سزاوار ہے اور اس کے بندوں پر سلام ہے جن کو اس نے منتخب فرمایا۔ بھلا خدا بہتر ہے یا وہ جن کو یہ (اس کا شریک) ٹھہراتے ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
This incident has been related at many places in the Qur'an, especially in Surah Al-A` raf, where its necessary details have been discussed and may be consulted if required.
قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ (Say,"Praise belongs to Allah - 27:59). After describing some events of the prophets and ea...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say O Muhammad (s) ‘Praise be to God for the destruction of the disbelievers of past communities and peace be on His servants whom He has chosen’. Is God read a-Allāhu pronouncing both hamzas; or by substituting an alif for the second one; or by not pronouncing the second one but inserting an alif b...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Command to praise Allah and send Blessings on His Messengers
Allah commands His Messenger to say:
الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ
(Praise and thanks be to Allah,) meaning, for His innumerable blessings upon His servants and for His exalted Attributes and most beautiful Names. And He commands him to send peace ...
وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
Wa qulil hamdu lillaahi sa yureekum Aayaatihee fata'ri foonahaa; wa maa Rabbuka bighaaflin 'ammaa ta'maloon
And say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah. He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."
اور کہو کہ خدا کا شکر ہے۔ وہ تم کو عنقریب اپنی نشانیاں دکھائے گا تو تم اُن کو پہچان لو گے۔ اور جو کام تم کرتے ہو تمہارا پروردگار اُن سے بےخبر نہیں ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
رَبَّ هَـٰذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ (the Lord of this city - 27:91). Majority of the commentators have taken the word o=ff "Baldah" (the city) for Makkah. Allah Ta’ ala is the Lord of all the worlds and the Lord of heavens and earth. Therefore, the particular mention of Makkah here is to show its...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And say ‘Praise be to God. He will show you His signs and you will recognise them. Thus on the day of Badr God showed them how it was to be killed to be taken prisoner and to be beaten by the angels on their faces and backs; and God hastened on for them the punishment of the Fire. And your Lord is n...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Command to worship Allah and to call People with the Qur'an
Allah commands His Messenger to say:
إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبِّ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ
(I have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city, Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs ...
وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Wa Huwal laahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa lahul hamdu fil oolaa wal Aakhirati wa lahul hukmu wa ilaihi turja'oon
And He is Allah; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.
اور وہی خدا ہے اس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں دنیا اور آخرت میں اُسی کی تعریف ہے اور اُسی کا حکم اور اسی کی طرف تم لوٹائے جاؤ گے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ (And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses - 28:68). According to one interpretation of this verse, the choice referred to here is Allah's choice with regard to the divine commands, and the sense is that as Allah Ta` ala is unique in the ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And He is God; there is no god except Him. To Him belongs all praise in the former namely the life of this world and in the latter Paradise. And to Him belongs the judgement the decree effective in the case of all things and to Him you will be returned through resurrection.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah Alone is the One Who has the Power of Creation, Knowledge and Choice
Allah tells us that He is the only One Who has the power to create and make decisions, and there is no one who can dispute with Him in that or reverse His judgement. His saying:
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ
(And...
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّن نَّزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Wa la'in sa altahum man nazzala minas samaaa'e maaa'an fa ahyaa bihil arda mim ba'di mawtihaa la yaqoolunnal laah; qulil hamdu lillah; bal aksaruhum laa ya'qiloon
And if you asked them, "Who sends down rain from the sky and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness?" they would surely say " Allah." Say, "Praise to Allah "; but most of them do not reason.
اور اگر تم ان سے پوچھو کہ آسمان سے پانی کس نے نازل فرمایا پھر اس سے زمین کو اس کے مرنے کے بعد (کس نے) زندہ کیا تو کہہ دیں گے کہ خدا نے۔ کہہ دو کہ خدا کا شکر ہے۔ لیکن ان میں اکثر نہیں سمجھتے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After stating the real source of sustenance for all, that is the bounty of Allah Ta’ ala, it is said that if you ask the infidels as to who has created the earth and the skies, or who controls the movement of the sun and the moon, or who brings in the rain, and who makes the vegetation grow; then ev...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And if wa-la-in the lām is for oaths you were to ask them ‘Who sends down water from the heaven and therewith revives the earth after its death?’ They would assuredly say ‘God’ so how can they ascribe partners to Him?! Say to them ‘Praise be to God!’ that the proof has been established against you. ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Evidences of Tawhid
Allah states that there is no God but He. The idolators who worshipped others besides Him recognized that He was the sole creator of the heavens and earth, the sun and the moon, alternating the night and day. They acknowledged that He was the Creator Who provided for His servants...
وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ
Wa lahul hamdu fis samaawaati wal ardi wa 'ashiyyanw wa heena tuzhiroon
And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon.
اور آسمانوں اور زمین میں اُسی کی تعریف ہے۔ اور تیسرے پہر بھی اور جب دوپہر ہو (اُس وقت بھی نماز پڑھا کرو)
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّـهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ
So, proclaim Allah's purity when you see the evening and when you see the morning. And to Him be praise in the heavens and the earth, and in the afternoon and when...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And to Him belongs all praise in the heavens and the earth — a parenthetical statement in other words the inhabitants in both of these realms praise Him — and as the sun declines wa-‘ashiyyan is a supplement to hīna ‘when’ of the previous verse in which comes the afternoon prayer ‘asr and when you e...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Command to pray Five Times Daily
Here Allah glorifies Himself and commands His servants to glorify and praise Him at these times which come one after the other and are indicative of His might and power in the heavens. This is when the night comes with its darkness, then in the morning the day co...
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Wa la'in sa altahum man khalaqas samaawaati wal arda la yaqoolunnal laah; qulil hamdu lillaah; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoon
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.
اور اگر تم اُن سے پوچھو کہ آسمانوں اور زمین کو کس نے پیدا کیا تو بول اُٹھیں گے کہ خدا نے۔ کہہ دو کہ خدا کا شکر ہے لیکن ان میں اکثر سمجھ نہیں رکھتے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
At the beginning of the Surah, the Kafirs and the Mushriks were admonished for still persisting with their Kufr and Shirk despite that they had seen the manifestations of the all-encompassing knowledge and the most perfect power of Allah Ta’ ala. And in contrast to their condition, obedie...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And if wa-la-in the lām is for oaths you were to ask them ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say ‘God’ la-yaqūlunna ‘they will surely say’ the indicative nūn has been omitted because of the like sc. the nūn coming after it and likewise the wāw of the plural person because of t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Idolators admitted that Allah is the Creator
Allah tells us that these idolators who associated others with Him admitted that Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, is the Creator of heaven and earth yet they still worshipped others besides Him who they recognized were created by Him and sub...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
Alhamdu lillaahil lazee lahoo maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi wa lahul hamdu fil aakhirah; wa Huwal Hakeemul Khabeer
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted.
سب تعریف خدا ہی کو (سزاوار) ہے (جو سب چیزوں کا مالک ہے یعنی) وہ کہ جو کچھ آسمانوں میں ہے اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہے سب اسی کا ہے اور آخرت میں بھی اسی کی تعریف ہے۔ اور وہ حکمت والا خبردار ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: لِّيُعَذِّبَ اللَّـهُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتِ (with the result that Allah will punish the hypocrites, men and women, and the Mushriks, men and women, and will accept the repentance of the believing men and women. Surely Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful. [ 73]) The letter 'lam' used i...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Praise be to God — God exalted be He praises Himself with these words; the import constitutes the eulogy that ‘praise’ is ever-established for God and it entails the attribution to Him of all that is beautiful exalted be He — to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth as...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All Praise and the Knowledge of the Unseen belong to Allah Alone
Allah tells us that all praise belongs to Him alone in this world and in the Hereafter, because He is the G...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا أُو۟لِىٓ أَجْنِحَةٍ مَّثْنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَ يَزِيدُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Alhamdu lillaahi faatiris samaawaati wal ardi jaa'ilil malaaa'ikati rusulan uleee ajnihatim masnaa wa sulaasa wa rubaa'; yazeedu fil khalqi maa yashaaa'; innal laaha 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, [who] made the angels messengers having wings, two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
سب تعریف خدا ہی کو (سزاوار ہے) جو آسمانوں اور زمین کا پیدا کرنے والا (اور) فرشتوں کو قاصد بنانے والا ہے جن کے دو دو اور تین تین اور چار چار پر ہیں۔ وہ (اپنی) مخلوقات میں جو چاہتا ہے بڑھاتا ہے۔ بےشک خدا ہر چیز پر قادر ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
As for the statement: جَاعِلِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا (who makes the angels messengers), it means that angels were assigned to convey the messages and injunctions of Allah Ta’ ala. From this, it is obvious that they are sent to the noble prophets (علیہم السلام) as the message-bearers or e...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Praise be to God God praises Himself with in these terms as explained at the beginning of the preceding sūrat Saba’ Originator of the heavens and the earth the One Who created them without any precedent Appointer of the angels as messengers to His prophets having wings in sets of two or three or fou...
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 Power of Allah
Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "I did not know what Fatir As-Samawati wal-Ard meant until two bedouins came to me disputing over a well...
وَقَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا ٱلْحَزَنَ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ
Wa qaalul hamdu lillaahil lazeee azhaba 'annal hazan; inna Rabbanaa la Ghafoorun Shakoor
And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has removed from us [all] sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving and Appreciative -
وہ کہیں گے کہ خدا کا شکر ہے جس نے ہم سے غم دور کیا۔ بےشک ہمارا پروردگار بخشنے والا (اور) قدردان ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: A person who will use utensils of gold and silver and dresses of silk will remain deprived of these in Jannah
Sayyidna Hudhaifah ؓ says that he heard the Holy Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Do not wear dresses of silk and do not drink water in utensils of gold and silver, nor use plates made of these in eating ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And they will say ‘Praise be to God Who has removed all grief from us. Truly our Lord is Forgiving of sins Appreciative of obedience
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤاً
(therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls,) It was recorded in the Sahih from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«تَبْلُغُ الْحِلْيَةُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ حَيْثُ يَبْلُغُ الْوَضُ...
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Walhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
اور سب طرح کی تعریف خدائے رب العالمین کو (سزاوار) ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
Surah As-Saffat has been concluded on these verses, and the truth of the matter is that it would take volumes to explain this beautiful finale. In sum, Allah Ta’ ala has compressed all subjects of this Surah in these three verses. The Surah began with a description of tauhid, the theme of...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And praise be to God Lord of the Worlds for granting these messengers victory and destroying the disbelievers.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah glorified Himself and states that He is far above what the lying wrongdoers say about Him;
Allah says:
سُبْحَـنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ
(Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Al-`Izzah!) meaning, the Owner of might and power Whom none can resist.
عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
((He is free) from what they a...
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Darabal laahu masalar rajulan feehi shurakaaa'u mutashaakisoona wa rajulan salamal lirajulin hal tastawi yaani masalaa; alhamdu lillaah; bal aksaruhum laa ya'lamoon
Allah presents an example: a slave owned by quarreling partners and another belonging exclusively to one man - are they equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah! But most of them do not know.
خدا ایک مثال بیان کرتا ہے کہ ایک شخص ہے جس میں کئی (آدمی) شریک ہیں۔ (مختلف المزاج اور) بدخو اور ایک آدمی خاص ایک شخص کا (غلام) ہے۔ بھلا دونوں کی حالت برابر ہے۔ (نہیں) الحمدلله بلکہ یہ اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
Verse أَفَمَن يَتَّقِي بِوَجْهِهِ (Tell Me about the one who tries to save himself from the worst punishment with his face ...) carries a description of the terrifying scenario of Jahannam. If one faces something hurtful in his mortal life, he tries to fight it off by using his hands and ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: God strikes for the idolater and the believer in God’s Oneness a similitude a man rajulan substitutes for mathalan ‘a similitude’ shared by several masters quarrelling disputing ill-mannered and a man belonging exclusively to one man. Are the two equal in comparison? mathalan for specification in ot...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Parable of Shirk
وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ
(And indeed We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of parable) means, `We have explained things to mankind in it the Qur'an by setting forth examples and parables.'
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
(in...
وَتَرَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ حَآفِّينَ مِنْ حَوْلِ ٱلْعَرْشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa taral malaaa'ikata haaaffeena min hawlil 'Arshi yusabbihoona bihamdi Rabbihim wa qudiya bainahum bilhaqqi wa qeelal hamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [Allah] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
تم فرشتوں کو دیکھو گے کہ عرش کے گرد گھیرا باندھے ہوئے ہیں (اور) اپنے پروردگار کی تعریف کے ساتھ تسبیح کر رہے ہیں۔ اور ان میں انصاف کے ساتھ فیصلہ کیا جائے گا اور کہا جائے گا کہ ہر طرح کی تعریف خدا ہی کو سزاوار ہے جو سارے جہان کا مالک ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 74, it was said: نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ (we can dwell anywhere we wish in Jannah). The sense is that, apart from their own special dwelling places, the people of Jannah will be allowed to visit others there and take pleasure trips around. Tabarani, Abu Nu'aym and Diya', ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And you will see the angels encircling hāffīna a circumstantial qualifier all round the Throne from its every side glorifying yusabbihūn is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the person of the participle hāffīn with praise of their Lord continuously proclaiming His praise — in other words sayin...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ
(And they will be judged) meaning, all of creation.
بِالْحَقِّ
(with truth.) Then He says:
وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ
(And it will be said, "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exits.") meaning, all of creation, whether animate or inani...
هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Huwal Hayyu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fad'oohu mukh liseena lahudeen; alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen
He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
وہ زندہ ہے (جسے موت نہیں) اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں تو اس کی عبادت کو خالص کر کر اسی کو پکارو۔ ہر طرح کی تعریف خدا ہی کو (سزاوار) ہے جو تمام جہان کا پروردگار ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 64, it was said: وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ (and shaped you, and made your shapes so good -). Allah Ta’ ala has blessed the human person with the most distinct, superior and better-balanced form and shape out of all animals. He was given reason. He was given such hands and feet t...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He is the Living; there is no god except Him. So supplicate Him worship Him devoting your religion purely to Him free from any idolatry. Praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Signs of the Power and Oneness of Allah
Allah reminds us of His grace towards His creation in that He has given them the night in which they rest and relax from their activities so that they can go back to them for their livelihood during the day. He has given them the day with its light, so that th...
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحَمْدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Falillaahil hamdu Rabbis samaawaati wa Rabbil ardi Rabbil-'aalameen
Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds.
پس خدا ہی کو ہر طرح کی تعریف (سزاوار) ہے جو آسمانوں کا مالک اور زمین کا مالک اور تمام جہان کا پروردگار ہے
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ("And you will see every community kneeling down...45:28" ). The word jathiyah is derived from جُثُو juthuww. It means ` to sit with knees upon the ground'. Sayyidna Sufyan ؓ says that the word means ` to sit in such a way that only the knees and the toes...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So to God belongs all praise the attribution to Him of what is beautiful in words for fulfilling His promise regarding the deniers; Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth the Lord of the Worlds the Creator of all that has been mentioned ‘ālam ‘world’ denotes everything other than God; it is in th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah states to us His judgement in His creation on the Day of Resurrection,
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ
(Then, as for those who believed and did good deeds,) Those whose hearts believed and their limbs performed good deeds, in sincerity to Allah and conforming with Islam...
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Tabaarakasmu Rabbika Zil-Jalaali wal-Ikraam
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
(اے محمدﷺ) تمہارا پروردگار جو صاحب جلال وعظمت ہے اس کا نام بڑا بابرکت ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ (Glorious is the name of your Lord, the Lord of Majesty, the Lord of Honor....55:78) Surah Ar-Rahman is replete with verses that call attention to Allah's blessings, boons and bounties, and His favors upon man. In conclusion, this verse has be...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Blessed be the Name of your Lord He of Majesty and Munificence as explained above; the word ism is extra.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): These two gardens are lower, in virtue and in status than the two before them, as supported in the Qur'an.
Allah said:
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
(And below these two, there are two other Gardens.) We previously mentioned the Hadith stating that there are two gardens made of gold, their vessels and...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Yusabbihu lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shai 'in Qadeer
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah. To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs [all] praise, and He is over all things competent.
جو چیز آسمانوں میں ہے اور جو چیز زمین میں ہے (سب) خدا کی تسبیح کرتی ہے۔ اسی کی سچی بادشاہی ہے اور اسی کی تعریف (لامتناہی) ہے اور وہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ (And spend out of what We have given to you before death comes to one of you…63:10) ‘Coming of death’ in this verse refers to ‘witnessing the signs of death’. The verse exhorts the believers to make the best of their op...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifies God everything proclaims His transcendence the lām of li’Llāhi is extra; mā is used instead of min in order to indicate the predominance of non-rational beings. To Him belongs the Kingdom and to Him belongs all praise and He has power...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Al-Madinah or Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praising Allah and mentioning His Creation and Knowledge
This is the last Surah among Al-Musabbihat. We mentioned before that all creatures praise the glory ...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Tabaarakal lazee biyadihil mulku wa huwa 'alaa kulli shai-in qadeer
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -
وہ (خدا) جس کے ہاتھ میں بادشاہی ہے بڑی برکت والا ہے۔ اور وہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
The Virtues of Surah Al-Mulk
Prophetic Tradition has named this Surah as Waqiyah (protector) and Munjiyah (saviour) as well. In a Tradition, the Holy Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said:
ھِیَ المانعۃ المنجیۃ تنجیہ من عذاب القبر
"It [ the Surah ] is the protector and saviour which will resc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Blessed exalted above the attributes of created beings is He in Whose hand at Whose disposal is all sovereignty all authority and power and He has power over all things.
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...
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا
Fa sab bih bihamdi rabbika was taghfir, innahu kaana tawwaaba
Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.
تو اپنے پروردگار کی تعریف کے ساتھ تسبیح کرو اور اس سے مغفرت مانگو، بے شک وہ معاف کرنے والا ہے
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: When the approach of death is sensed, one needs to exert oneself immensely in Tasbih and Istighfar
Verse [ 110:3] فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ (then pronounce the purity and praise of your Lord, and seek forgiveness from Him...) Sayyidah ` A'ishah Siddiqah ؓ says that after the reve...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: then glorify with praise of your Lord that is continuously praising Him and seek forgiveness from Him; for verily He is ever ready to relent. The Prophet s after this sūra had been revealed would frequently repeat the words subhāna’Llāhi wa bi-hamdihi ‘Glory and praise be to God’ and astaghfiru’Llāh...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Virtues of Surat An-Nasr
It has been mentioned previously that it (Surat An-Nasr) is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an and that Surat Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an. An-Nasa'i recorded from `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah that Ibn `Abbas said to him, "O Ibn `Utba...