سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 5
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision (rain) that Allâh sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds (i.e. sometimes towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing the torment), are signs for a people who understand.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ
wa-ikh'tilāfi
And (in the) alternation
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and the day
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
Allah sends down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مِن
min
of
رِّزْقٍۢ
riz'qin
(the) provision
فَأَحْيَا
fa-aḥyā
and gives life
بِهِ
bihi
thereby
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(to) the earth
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
مَوْتِهَا
mawtihā
its death
وَتَصْرِيفِ
wataṣrīfi
and (in) directing
ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ
l-riyāḥi
(the) winds
ءَايَـٰتٌۭ
āyātun
(are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who 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.
5. 1. The creation of the heavens and the earth, the creation of mankind, the birth of animals, the alternation of night and day, and the revival of dead land through heavenly rain, etc.—there are countless signs in the horizons and within themselves that indicate Allah’s Oneness and Lordship.
5. 2. That is, sometimes the direction of the wind is north-south, sometimes west (east and west), sometimes sea winds and sometimes land winds, sometimes at night, sometimes during the day, some winds bring rain, some are fruitful, some winds are nourishment for the soul and some scorch everything and are merely storms of dust and debris. The many types of winds also indicate that there is someone running this universe, and He is only One—there are not two or more. He alone possesses all authority; there is no partner with Him. He alone manages all and every kind of affair; no one else has even the slightest authority to manage anything.
5. 2. That is, sometimes the direction of the wind is north-south, sometimes west (east and west), sometimes sea winds and sometimes land winds, sometimes at night, sometimes during the day, some winds bring rain, some are fruitful, some winds are nourishment for the soul and some scorch everything and are merely storms of dust and debris. The many types of winds also indicate that there is someone running this universe, and He is only One—there are not two or more. He alone possesses all authority; there is no partner with Him. He alone manages all and every kind of affair; no one else has even the slightest authority to manage anything.
