سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 11
فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًا ۖ يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ۚ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَاطِرُ
fāṭiru
(The) Creator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ
anfusikum
yourselves
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
mates
وَمِنَ
wamina
and among
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
l-anʿāmi
the cattle
أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۖ
azwājan
mates
يَذْرَؤُكُمْ
yadhra-ukum
He multiplies you
فِيهِ ۚ
fīhi
thereby
لَيْسَ
laysa
(There) is not
كَمِثْلِهِۦ
kamith'lihi
like Him
شَىْءٌۭ ۖ
shayon
anything
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
(is) the All-Hearer
ٱلْبَصِيرُ
l-baṣīru
the 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.
11. 1. That is, it is His favor that He made your spouses from your own kind; otherwise, if your wives had been created from some other creature instead of humans, you would not have attained the tranquility that you get from a spouse of your own kind and likeness.
11. 2. Neither in essence nor in attributes, thus He is unique in Himself, One and independent.
11. 2. Neither in essence nor in attributes, thus He is unique in Himself, One and independent.
