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Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 60
أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ حَدَآئِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنۢبِتُوا۟ شَجَرَهَآ ۗ أَءِلَـٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ يَعْدِلُونَ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is not He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water (rain) from the sky, whereby We cause to grow wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight? It is not in your ability to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals (to Him)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمَّنْ
amman
Or Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
has created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
وَأَنزَلَ
wa-anzala
and sent down
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا
fa-anbatnā
And We caused to grow
بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
حَدَآئِقَ
ḥadāiqa
gardens
ذَاتَ
dhāta
of beauty (and delight)
بَهْجَةٍۢ
bahjatin
of beauty (and delight)
مَّا
mā
not
كَانَ
kāna
it is
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
أَن
an
that
تُنۢبِتُوا۟
tunbitū
you cause to grow
شَجَرَهَآ ۗ
shajarahā
their trees
أَءِلَـٰهٌۭ
a-ilāhun
Is there any god
مَّعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُمْ
hum
they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
يَعْدِلُونَ
yaʿdilūna
who ascribe equals
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.
60-1. From here, the explanation of the previous sentence and its evidences are being given, that only Allah is unique in creation, sustenance, and management, etc. No one is His partner. It is said: Who is the one who made the heavens with such height and beauty, who made the shining planets, the bright stars, and the revolving celestial spheres, and likewise, who is the one who sends down rain from the sky and the earth and, through it, brings forth flourishing gardens? Is there anyone among you who can even make a tree grow from the earth? In response to all these, even the polytheists used to say and admit that all of this is done by Allah, as is mentioned in the Quran at another place. (وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ نَّزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۗءِ مَاۗءً فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۭ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۭ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُوْنَ) 29. Al-Ankabut: 63)
60-2. That is, despite all these realities, is there any other being along with Allah who is worthy of worship? Or who has created any of these things? That is, there is no one who has made anything or is worthy of worship. The meaning of "امن" in these verses is: Is the Being who has made all these things like the one who is not capable of any of these things? (Ibn Kathir)
60-3. Its second translation is that those people declare equals and similitudes to Allah.
60-2. That is, despite all these realities, is there any other being along with Allah who is worthy of worship? Or who has created any of these things? That is, there is no one who has made anything or is worthy of worship. The meaning of "امن" in these verses is: Is the Being who has made all these things like the one who is not capable of any of these things? (Ibn Kathir)
60-3. Its second translation is that those people declare equals and similitudes to Allah.
