سُوْرَةُ الطَّلَاقِ
Surah At-Talaaq (65) — Ayah 12
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is Allâh Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allâh has power over all things, and that Allâh surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) He Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
سَبْعَ
sabʿa
seven
سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ
samāwātin
heavens
وَمِنَ
wamina
and of
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مِثْلَهُنَّ
mith'lahunna
(the) like of them
يَتَنَزَّلُ
yatanazzalu
Descends
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the command
بَيْنَهُنَّ
baynahunna
between them
لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟
litaʿlamū
that you may know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
And that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
قَدْ
qad
indeed
أَحَاطَ
aḥāṭa
encompasses
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
all
شَىْءٍ
shayin
things
عِلْمًۢا
ʿil'man
(in) knowledge
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.
12. 1 i.e., He created from the earth the like of them. That is, just as there are seven heavens, Allah has also created seven earths. Some have interpreted this as seven regions, but this is not correct. Rather, just as there are seven heavens above and below, there are also seven earths, between which there is distance and separation, and in every earth Allah's creation is settled. (Al-Qurtubi) This is also supported by ahadith. For example, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever seizes a handspan of land unjustly, he will be encircled with it from the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Muslim) Whoever usurps even a handspan of land, on the Day of Resurrection, that much land from all seven earths will be made into a collar and put around his neck. (Sahih Bukhari) And the words of Sahih Bukhari are: "He will be sunk down to the seven earths," meaning he will be made to sink down through all seven earths. Some also say that in every earth there is a prophet just like the prophet who came to your earth, for example, Adam like Adam, Nuh like Nuh, Ibrahim like Ibrahim, Isa like Isa. But this is not established by any Sahih narration.
12. 2 That is, just as Allah's command is enforced and dominant in every heaven, in the same way His command prevails in every earth; He manages the affairs of all seven earths just as He does the heavens.
12. 3 Thus, nothing is outside His knowledge, no matter what it may be.
12. 2 That is, just as Allah's command is enforced and dominant in every heaven, in the same way His command prevails in every earth; He manages the affairs of all seven earths just as He does the heavens.
12. 3 Thus, nothing is outside His knowledge, no matter what it may be.
