سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 3
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَدَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنْهَـٰرًا ۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein firm mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjain Ithnaîn (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two varieties, e.g. black and white, sweet and sour, small and big). He brings the night as a cover over the day. Verily, in these things, there are Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.) for people who reflect.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
مَدَّ
madda
spread
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and placed
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firm mountains
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا ۖ
wa-anhāran
and rivers
وَمِن
wamin
and from
كُلِّ
kulli
all
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
(of) the fruits
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He made
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
زَوْجَيْنِ
zawjayni
pairs
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ
ith'nayni
two
يُغْشِى
yugh'shī
He covers
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ
l-nahāra
(with) the day
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
yatafakkarūna
who ponder
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
3. 1. Estimating the length and breadth of the earth is also difficult for common people, and through the lofty mountains, it is as if stakes have been driven into the earth; such a system of rivers, streams, and springs has been established that humans themselves are quenched and also irrigate their fields, from which various types of grains and fruits are produced, whose shapes differ from one another and whose tastes are also distinct.
3. 2. One meaning of this is that He created both male and female, as current research has also confirmed this. The second meaning of (in pairs) is sweet and sour, cold and hot, black and white, and taste; in this way, He created types that are different and opposite from each other.
3. 2. One meaning of this is that He created both male and female, as current research has also confirmed this. The second meaning of (in pairs) is sweet and sour, cold and hot, black and white, and taste; in this way, He created types that are different and opposite from each other.
