سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 67
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is He, Who has created you (Adam) from dust, then from a Nutfah [mixed semen drops of male and female sexual discharge (i.e. Adam’s offspring)] then from a clot (a piece of coagulated blood), then brings you forth as an infant, then (makes you grow) to reach the age of full strength, and afterwards to be old (men and women)- though some among you die before,- and that you reach an appointed term in order that you may understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٍۢ
turābin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍۢ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِنْ
min
from
عَلَقَةٍۢ
ʿalaqatin
a clinging substance
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُخْرِجُكُمْ
yukh'rijukum
He brings you out
طِفْلًۭا
ṭif'lan
(as) a child
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟
litablughū
lets you reach
أَشُدَّكُمْ
ashuddakum
your maturity
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لِتَكُونُوا۟
litakūnū
lets you become
شُيُوخًۭا ۚ
shuyūkhan
old
وَمِنكُم
waminkum
and among you
مَّن
man
(is he) who
يُتَوَفَّىٰ
yutawaffā
dies
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۖ
qablu
before
وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟
walitablughū
and lets you reach
أَجَلًۭا
ajalan
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى
musamman
specified
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
walaʿallakum
and that you may
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
use reason
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.
67. 1. That is, He created your father Adam (علیہ السلام) from clay, which necessitates that all his progeny are also created from clay. Then, for the continuity and preservation of the human race, He linked human creation to the drop of fluid (nutfah). Now every human is created from that nutfah which settles in the womb after coming from the loins of the father, except for Isa (علیہ السلام), whose birth occurred miraculously without a father, as is clear from the details mentioned in the Noble Quran and upon which there is consensus of the Muslim Ummah.
67. 2. That is, the One who takes you through all these states and stages is the same Allah, who has no partner.
67. 3. That is, after passing through various stages in the mother's womb, before coming out, some die in the womb, some in childhood, some in youth, and some before old age.
67. 4. That is, Allah does this so that everyone reaches the age that Allah has decreed for them, and spends that much life in the world.
67. 5. That is, when you reflect on these stages and phases—from nutfah to alaqah, then mudghah, then a child, then youth, maturity, and old age—you will know that your Lord is also One and your deity is also One; there is no deity except Him. Besides this, you will also understand that the Allah who does all this, for Him, resurrecting humans on the Day of Judgment is not difficult, and He will certainly resurrect everyone.
67. 2. That is, the One who takes you through all these states and stages is the same Allah, who has no partner.
67. 3. That is, after passing through various stages in the mother's womb, before coming out, some die in the womb, some in childhood, some in youth, and some before old age.
67. 4. That is, Allah does this so that everyone reaches the age that Allah has decreed for them, and spends that much life in the world.
67. 5. That is, when you reflect on these stages and phases—from nutfah to alaqah, then mudghah, then a child, then youth, maturity, and old age—you will know that your Lord is also One and your deity is also One; there is no deity except Him. Besides this, you will also understand that the Allah who does all this, for Him, resurrecting humans on the Day of Judgment is not difficult, and He will certainly resurrect everyone.
