سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 72
فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him (his) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
So when
سَوَّيْتُهُۥ
sawwaytuhu
I have proportioned him
وَنَفَخْتُ
wanafakhtu
and breathed
فِيهِ
fīhi
into him
مِن
min
of
رُّوحِى
rūḥī
My spirit
فَقَعُوا۟
faqaʿū
then fall down
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سَـٰجِدِينَ
sājidīna
prostrating
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.
72. 1. That is, when I shape him into a human form and make all his parts correct and balanced.
72. 2. That is, the soul of which I alone am the Owner, no one besides Me has any authority over it, and with the blowing of which this earthly body will be endowed with life, movement, and energy. For the honor and greatness of man, it is enough that the soul was blown into him which Allah Almighty has called His own soul.
72. 3. This prostration is a prostration of greeting or respect, not a prostration of worship. This prostration of respect was previously permissible, which is why Allah commanded the angels to do it for Adam (علیہ السلام). Now, in Islam, even the prostration of respect is not permissible for anyone. It is mentioned in the hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said, if it were permissible, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband (Mishkat, Book of Marriage).
72. 2. That is, the soul of which I alone am the Owner, no one besides Me has any authority over it, and with the blowing of which this earthly body will be endowed with life, movement, and energy. For the honor and greatness of man, it is enough that the soul was blown into him which Allah Almighty has called His own soul.
72. 3. This prostration is a prostration of greeting or respect, not a prostration of worship. This prostration of respect was previously permissible, which is why Allah commanded the angels to do it for Adam (علیہ السلام). Now, in Islam, even the prostration of respect is not permissible for anyone. It is mentioned in the hadith that the Prophet ﷺ said, if it were permissible, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband (Mishkat, Book of Marriage).
