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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 49
لِّلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَـٰثًا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ٱلذُّكُورَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
To Allâh belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّلَّهِ
lillahi
To Allah
مُلْكُ
mul'ku
(belongs the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
يَخْلُقُ
yakhluqu
He creates
مَا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
يَهَبُ
yahabu
He grants
لِمَن
liman
to whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
إِنَـٰثًۭا
ināthan
females
وَيَهَبُ
wayahabu
and He grants
لِمَن
liman
to whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
ٱلذُّكُورَ
l-dhukūra
[the] males
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
