سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 30
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَـٰهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Do not
يَرَ
yara
see
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
كَانَتَا
kānatā
were
رَتْقًۭا
ratqan
a joined entity
فَفَتَقْنَـٰهُمَا ۖ
fafataqnāhumā
then We parted them
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَآءِ
l-māi
[the] water
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
living thing
حَىٍّ ۖ
ḥayyin
living thing
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then will not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
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.
30. 1. That is, the heavens and the earth, in the beginning, were joined together and attached to each other. We separated them from each other, raised the heavens above from which rain descends, and left the earth in its place, thus making it capable of producing.
30. 2. If by this is meant rain and the water of springs, then it is clear that growth occurs from it and every living being receives new life. And if what is meant is the drop of fluid (nutfa), then there is no problem in that either, for the existence of every living thing is due to that drop of water which comes out from the backbone of the male and settles in the womb of the female.
30. 2. If by this is meant rain and the water of springs, then it is clear that growth occurs from it and every living being receives new life. And if what is meant is the drop of fluid (nutfa), then there is no problem in that either, for the existence of every living thing is due to that drop of water which comes out from the backbone of the male and settles in the womb of the female.
