سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 40
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَـٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" - and it is.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
قَوْلُنَا
qawlunā
Our Word
لِشَىْءٍ
lishayin
to a thing
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَرَدْنَـٰهُ
aradnāhu
We intend it
أَن
an
(is) that
نَّقُولَ
naqūla
We say
لَهُۥ
lahu
to it
كُن
kun
Be
فَيَكُونُ
fayakūnu
and it is
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.
40. 1. That is, no matter how difficult or impossible the occurrence of the Resurrection may seem to people, for Allah there is no difficulty at all. He does not need laborers, engineers, craftsmen, or any other tools and means to destroy the earth and the heavens. He only has to say "Kun" (Be), and with His word "Kun," the Resurrection will be established in the blink of an eye. (وَمَآ اَمْرُ السَّاعَةِ اِلَّا كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ اَوْ هُوَ اَقْرَبُ ۭ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ) 16. An-Nahl:77) The matter of the Resurrection will occur in the blink of an eye or even less than that.
