سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ
Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 16
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَعَّالٌۭ
faʿʿālun
Doer
لِّمَا
limā
of what
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
He intends
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.
16. 1. That is, He does whatever He wills; there is no one who can avert His command and will, nor is there anyone to question Him. Someone asked Hazrat Abu Bakr during his final illness whether any physician had seen him. He replied, "Yes." He was asked, "What did he say?" He said, انی فعال لما ارید, "I do whatever I will; there is no one to interfere in My matter." (Ibn Kathir) The meaning was that the matter was no longer in the hands of the physicians; my final time has come, and now Allah alone is my physician, whose will no one has the power to avert.
