سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ

Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 68

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وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿68﴾
And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified be Allâh, and exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him).
وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka And your Lord
يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu creates
مَا what
يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills
وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ wayakhtāru and chooses
مَا Not
كَانَ kāna they have
لَهُمُ lahumu for them
ٱلْخِيَرَةُ ۚ l-khiyaratu the choice
سُبْحَـٰنَ sub'ḥāna Glory be
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (to) Allah
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ wataʿālā and High is He
عَمَّا ʿammā above what
يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate (with Him)

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.

68-1. That is, Allah Almighty is the Absolute Sovereign; in comparison to Him, no one has any authority whatsoever, let alone being the Absolute Sovereign.