سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ

Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 22

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مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَآ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ﴿22﴾
No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allâh.
مَآ Not
أَصَابَ aṣāba strikes
مِن min any
مُّصِيبَةٍۢ muṣībatin disaster
فِى in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
وَلَا walā and not
فِىٓ in
أَنفُسِكُمْ anfusikum yourselves
إِلَّا illā but
فِى in
كِتَـٰبٍۢ kitābin a Register
مِّن min before
قَبْلِ qabli before
أَن an that
نَّبْرَأَهَآ ۚ nabra-ahā We bring it into existence
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
عَلَى ʿalā for
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
يَسِيرٌۭ yasīrun (is) easy

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22-1. For example, drought, floods, and other earthly and heavenly calamities.

22-2. For example, diseases, fatigue and exhaustion, and poverty, etc.

22-3. That is, Allah has already written all matters before the creation of all creatures according to His knowledge, as it is mentioned in the hadith that Allah had written all destinies fifty thousand years before the creation of the heavens and the earth.