سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 72
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ أَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh has made for you Azwâj (mates or wives) of your own kind, and has made for you, from your wives, sons and grandsons, and has bestowed on you good provision. Do they then believe in false deities and deny the Favour of Allâh (by not worshipping Allâh Alone).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
(has) made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِكُمْ
anfusikum
yourselves
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
spouses
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and has made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
from
أَزْوَٰجِكُم
azwājikum
your spouses
بَنِينَ
banīna
sons
وَحَفَدَةًۭ
waḥafadatan
and grandsons
وَرَزَقَكُم
warazaqakum
and has provided for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ
l-ṭayibāti
the good things
أَفَبِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ
afabil-bāṭili
Then in falsehood do
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
they believe
وَبِنِعْمَتِ
wabiniʿ'mati
and the Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
of Allah
هُمْ
hum
they
يَكْفُرُونَ
yakfurūna
disbelieve
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah72) ➊ {وَ اللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا …:’’ حَفَدَةً ‘‘ ’’حَفَدَ يَحْفِدُ ‘‘} is the plural of {’’حَافِدٌ‘‘}, one who hastens in service and obedience, as in a supplication of Qunoot: [ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعٰی وَ نَحْفِدُ ] [ ابن خزیمۃ : ۲ /۱۵۵، ح : ۱۱۰۰ ] The plural of {’’حَفِيْدٌ ‘‘} is {’’حُفَدَاءُ‘‘ }. {’’حَافِدٌ‘‘} and {’’حَفِيْدٌ‘‘} refer to sons and descendants, and also to servants. (Qamoos) In this verse, Allah Almighty has mentioned several of His favors: firstly, He gave a companion to remove loneliness and isolation, a woman for a man and a man for a woman. Secondly, that companion was given from his own kind, human, because from another kind neither intimacy, nor tranquility, nor compatibility could be achieved. (See Rum: 21) Our respected father Adam (peace be upon him) attained tranquility in Paradise only when he was given a wife from his own kind. (See Nisa: 1) From this, the scholars have also deduced that all the stories about marriage between jinn and humans and having children from them are mere myths. Thirdly, He granted children and grandchildren (sons and grandsons) from the husband and wife, who become a source of joy and support in old age, serve their father gladly, and become the means of the preservation of his name and lineage. Fourthly, He then provided pure sustenance for every need of all their lives.
➋ {اَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ :} That is, do they acknowledge the favors of their self-made gods, those who fulfill needs, remove difficulties, and grant, claiming that they are the ones who cured illness, gave a son, or provided sustenance, even though all of them are false and have no reality except in imagination and delusion. See Surah Yunus (66).
➌ { وَ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُوْنَ:} That is, Allah Almighty, who is the true deity and all favors are from Him, they are ungrateful for His blessings and deny them, and instead acknowledge the favors of idols and saints, claiming that health, sons, and sustenance are given by them, even though all this is false (a lie). The truth is that all of this is given by Allah Almighty, whom the polytheists do not thank.
➋ {اَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ :} That is, do they acknowledge the favors of their self-made gods, those who fulfill needs, remove difficulties, and grant, claiming that they are the ones who cured illness, gave a son, or provided sustenance, even though all of them are false and have no reality except in imagination and delusion. See Surah Yunus (66).
➌ { وَ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُوْنَ:} That is, Allah Almighty, who is the true deity and all favors are from Him, they are ungrateful for His blessings and deny them, and instead acknowledge the favors of idols and saints, claiming that health, sons, and sustenance are given by them, even though all this is false (a lie). The truth is that all of this is given by Allah Almighty, whom the polytheists do not thank.
