سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 164
إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلَّتِى تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن مَّآءٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿164﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allâh sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are indeed Ayât (proofs, evidence, signs, etc.) for people of understanding.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
خَلْقِ
khalqi
(the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ
wa-ikh'tilāfi
and alternation
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
of the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and the day
وَٱلْفُلْكِ
wal-ful'ki
and the ships
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
تَجْرِى
tajrī
sail
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْبَحْرِ
l-baḥri
the sea
بِمَا
bimā
with what
يَنفَعُ
yanfaʿu
benefits
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
[the] people
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
(has) sent down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مِن
min
[of]
مَّآءٍۢ
māin
water
فَأَحْيَا
fa-aḥyā
giving life
بِهِ
bihi
thereby
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(to) the earth
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
مَوْتِهَا
mawtihā
its death
وَبَثَّ
wabatha
and dispersing
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مِن
min
[of]
كُلِّ
kulli
every
دَآبَّةٍۢ
dābbatin
moving creature
وَتَصْرِيفِ
wataṣrīfi
and directing
ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ
l-riyāḥi
(of) the winds
وَٱلسَّحَابِ
wal-saḥābi
and the clouds
ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ
l-musakhari
[the] controlled
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who use their intellect
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.
(Ayah164) ➊ In the previous verse, the oneness of Allah as the only deity (the only One worthy of worship) was mentioned; in this verse, the evidences of His oneness are stated. The Qur’an has mentioned these eight things separately in various places as proof of Allah’s existence and His oneness, but here all of them are gathered together. The reason for specifically mentioning these things in the universe is that even the polytheists themselves acknowledged that in their creation, there is no partner with Allah. (Kabir)
➋ The Qur’anic commentator Amin Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) has stated that here, the details of how the creation of the heavens and the earth are a sign of monotheism are not given; details are found in other places, for example, see Surah Qaf (6 to 8), Surah Mulk (3 to 5, 15), and Surah Luqman (11, 12). Similarly, for details on how the alternation of night and day is a sign of monotheism, see Surah Qasas (71 to 73) and A’raf (54). For the manner in which the clouds are subjected between the heavens and the earth, see Surah A’raf (57) and Surah Nur (43).
➋ The Qur’anic commentator Amin Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him) has stated that here, the details of how the creation of the heavens and the earth are a sign of monotheism are not given; details are found in other places, for example, see Surah Qaf (6 to 8), Surah Mulk (3 to 5, 15), and Surah Luqman (11, 12). Similarly, for details on how the alternation of night and day is a sign of monotheism, see Surah Qasas (71 to 73) and A’raf (54). For the manner in which the clouds are subjected between the heavens and the earth, see Surah A’raf (57) and Surah Nur (43).
