سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 84
قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Whose is the earth and whosoever is therein? If you know!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لِّمَنِ
limani
To whom (belongs)
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
فِيهَآ
fīhā
(is) in it
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
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.
(Ayah 85,84) ➊ { قُلْ لِّمَنِ الْاَرْضُ وَ مَنْ فِيْهَاۤ …:} When the disbelievers denied the Day of Resurrection so vehemently, Allah Almighty commanded the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) to make them confess to those matters and have them say with their own tongues what they know, recognize, and accept—matters which, if they admit, will necessarily compel them to acknowledge being resurrected on the Day of Judgment. Thus, it is said: Say to them, if you truly know, then tell me, who is the owner of this earth and whatever is in it?
➋ { قُلْ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ : ’’تَذَكُّرٌ‘‘} (tafa‘‘ul) originally means to remember. {’’ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ‘‘} is originally {’’ تَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ‘‘}, meaning: then why do you not remember that matter which has been placed in your nature but you have forgotten due to heedlessness, and why do you not take admonition from it? That when the owner of the earth and everything in it is only Allah Almighty, then why worship the owned instead of the Owner? And when even an ordinary person among you is not willing to refrain from questioning his slaves, or from rewarding them for their performance, or from doing justice among them, then how did you ever think about that All-Powerful and Perfectly Wise Being that He cannot or will not resurrect you, and that whatever His servants do, He will neither question them, nor reward or punish them for their deeds, nor do justice among them?
➋ { قُلْ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ : ’’تَذَكُّرٌ‘‘} (tafa‘‘ul) originally means to remember. {’’ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ‘‘} is originally {’’ تَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ‘‘}, meaning: then why do you not remember that matter which has been placed in your nature but you have forgotten due to heedlessness, and why do you not take admonition from it? That when the owner of the earth and everything in it is only Allah Almighty, then why worship the owned instead of the Owner? And when even an ordinary person among you is not willing to refrain from questioning his slaves, or from rewarding them for their performance, or from doing justice among them, then how did you ever think about that All-Powerful and Perfectly Wise Being that He cannot or will not resurrect you, and that whatever His servants do, He will neither question them, nor reward or punish them for their deeds, nor do justice among them?
