سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 77
وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَآ أَمْرُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ إِلَّا كَلَمْحِ ٱلْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to Allâh belongs the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of the eye, or even nearer. Truly! Allâh is Able to do all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And to Allah (belongs)
غَيْبُ
ghaybu
(the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَمْرُ
amru
(is the) matter
ٱلسَّاعَةِ
l-sāʿati
(of) the Hour
إِلَّا
illā
but
كَلَمْحِ
kalamḥi
as a twinkling
ٱلْبَصَرِ
l-baṣari
(of) the eye
أَوْ
aw
or
هُوَ
huwa
it
أَقْرَبُ ۚ
aqrabu
(is) nearer
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
(is) All-Powerful
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.
77. 1. That is, the things that are hidden in the heavens and the earth, and they are countless, and among them is the knowledge of the Hour (Qiyamah). No one has knowledge of them except Allah. Therefore, only Allah is worthy of worship, not those stone idols who have no knowledge of anything, nor are they capable of causing benefit or harm to anyone.
77. 2. That is, it is a proof of His perfect power that the vast and expansive universe will be destroyed and ruined at His command in the blink of an eye, or even less than that. This is not an exaggeration, but an actual fact, because His power is infinite, which we cannot comprehend. Everything happens by His single word "Kun" (Be), whatever He wills. So this Qiyamah will also be established by His saying "Kun" (Be).
77. 2. That is, it is a proof of His perfect power that the vast and expansive universe will be destroyed and ruined at His command in the blink of an eye, or even less than that. This is not an exaggeration, but an actual fact, because His power is infinite, which we cannot comprehend. Everything happens by His single word "Kun" (Be), whatever He wills. So this Qiyamah will also be established by His saying "Kun" (Be).
