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Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 28
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّا
mā
Not
خَلْقُكُمْ
khalqukum
(is) your creation
وَلَا
walā
and not
بَعْثُكُمْ
baʿthukum
your resurrection
إِلَّا
illā
but
كَنَفْسٍۢ
kanafsin
as a soul
وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ
wāḥidatin
single
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌۢ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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 28) ➊ { مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَ لَا بَعْثُكُمْ اِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ :} After mentioning the perfection of Allah’s knowledge and power, the claim of the disbelievers is refuted that how will we be brought back to life again? Thus, it is said that creating all of you and resurrecting you is just like creating and reviving a single person for Allah, because He brings all things into existence with the word {’’كُنْ‘‘}, so what difficulty is there for Him in resurrecting you again? See Surah Ya-Sin (22 and 79).
➋ { اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ :} The relevance of these two attributes here is that Allah hears the calls of billions of humans at the same time. Hearing the supplication of one person does not distract or incapacitate Him from hearing another’s supplication. For Him, hearing the supplication of one person at a time and hearing the supplications of billions of people at the same time is the same. Moreover, His creation is not limited to humans only, but there are millions of species and in numbers of billions and trillions; He hears the supplication and plea of all of them, and He hears the plea of an ant just as He hears that of a human. Then, the matter is not limited to hearing only, but along with hearing, He is also seeing all His creation. He is aware of their apparent and hidden conditions, He is providing them sustenance, and fulfilling all their needs. The same is the case with His creation; creating one human is just like creating all humans for Him. At the same time, He is creating millions of humans and billions of other creatures, and after death, on the Day of Resurrection, He will resurrect all humans at the same time in the same way. For Him, there is no difference between resurrecting one human and resurrecting all humans. (Kilani)
➋ { اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ :} The relevance of these two attributes here is that Allah hears the calls of billions of humans at the same time. Hearing the supplication of one person does not distract or incapacitate Him from hearing another’s supplication. For Him, hearing the supplication of one person at a time and hearing the supplications of billions of people at the same time is the same. Moreover, His creation is not limited to humans only, but there are millions of species and in numbers of billions and trillions; He hears the supplication and plea of all of them, and He hears the plea of an ant just as He hears that of a human. Then, the matter is not limited to hearing only, but along with hearing, He is also seeing all His creation. He is aware of their apparent and hidden conditions, He is providing them sustenance, and fulfilling all their needs. The same is the case with His creation; creating one human is just like creating all humans for Him. At the same time, He is creating millions of humans and billions of other creatures, and after death, on the Day of Resurrection, He will resurrect all humans at the same time in the same way. For Him, there is no difference between resurrecting one human and resurrecting all humans. (Kilani)
