سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 28
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّا
mā
Not
خَلْقُكُمْ
khalqukum
(is) your creation
وَلَا
walā
and not
بَعْثُكُمْ
baʿthukum
your resurrection
إِلَّا
illā
but
كَنَفْسٍۢ
kanafsin
as a soul
وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ
wāḥidatin
single
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌۢ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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.
1. That is, His power is so great that creating all of you or resurrecting you on the Day of Judgment is like creating. Therefore, whatever He wills comes into existence in the blink of an eye with the word "كُنْ".
