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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 36

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 455

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فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ ﴿36﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

So, We subjected to him the wind; it blew gently by his order whithersoever he willed,

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

فَسَخَّرْنَا fasakharnā Then We subjected
لَهُ lahu to him
ٱلرِّيحَ l-rīḥa the wind
تَجْرِى tajrī to flow
بِأَمْرِهِۦ bi-amrihi by his command
رُخَآءً rukhāan gently
حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever
أَصَابَ aṣāba he directed

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(Ayah 36) {فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيْحَ تَجْرِيْ بِاَمْرِهٖ … :} That is, We accepted the supplication of Sulaiman (peace be upon him) and granted him such a kingdom in which the wind was made subservient to him; wherever he intended, it would move gently in that direction. In Surah Al-Anbiya (81), it is described as {’’ عَاصِفَةً ‘‘} (violent). There is no contradiction between the two, as the wind can be extremely swift and strong, yet so smooth that the one being carried by it does not feel even a jolt, just as is the case with airplanes nowadays.

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36. 1. We accepted the supplication of Sulaiman (عليه السلام) and granted him such a kingdom in which even the wind was under his command. Where the wind is described as gentle, while at another place it is described as strong and fierce, which means that the wind is inherently forceful. But for Sulaiman (عليه السلام), it was made gentle, or as needed, it would sometimes be fierce and sometimes gentle, just as Sulaiman (عليه السلام) wished (Fath al-Qadeer).

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36. So We subjected the wind to him, which flowed gently at his command wherever he wished [42].

[42] For its explanation, see the footnote number 69 of Surah Al-Anbiya, verse 81.
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