سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 11
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ۚ وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِۦٓ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh did create you (Adam) from dust, then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam’s offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female conceives or gives birth but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a length of life nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man’s life), but is in a Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz ) Surely, that is easy for Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٍۢ
turābin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍۢ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
جَعَلَكُمْ
jaʿalakum
He made you
أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۚ
azwājan
pairs
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَحْمِلُ
taḥmilu
conceives
مِنْ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
unthā
female
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَضَعُ
taḍaʿu
gives birth
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ
biʿil'mihi
with His knowledge
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يُعَمَّرُ
yuʿammaru
is granted life
مِن
min
any
مُّعَمَّرٍۢ
muʿammarin
aged person
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُنقَصُ
yunqaṣu
is lessened
مِنْ
min
from
عُمُرِهِۦٓ
ʿumurihi
his life
إِلَّا
illā
but
فِى
fī
(is) in
كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ
kitābin
a Register
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
عَلَى
ʿalā
for
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
(is) easy
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 11) ➊ {وَ اللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ تُرَابٍ …:} Before this, the revival of the earth through rain was presented as evidence for life after death. Now, in this verse, three proofs for life after death are presented, all of which are rational. The first is that man, being created from dust, passes through various stages and finally rests in the lap of death, as He said: « يٰۤاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِيْ رَيْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ فَاِنَّا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَّ غَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَ نُقِرُّ فِي الْاَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَآءُ اِلٰۤى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوْۤا اَشُدَّكُمْ وَ مِنْكُمْ مَّنْ يُّتَوَفّٰى وَ مِنْكُمْ مَّنْ يُّرَدُّ اِلٰۤى اَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا » [ الحج : ۵ ] "O people! If you are in doubt about being raised up, then surely We created you from humble dust, then from a drop, then from a clot of blood, then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed, so that We may make clear to you. And We cause whom We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed term, then We bring you forth as infants, then so that you may reach your maturity. And among you is he who is taken away, and among you is he who is returned to the most abject age, so that after knowing, he knows nothing." That is, the Allah who created man from dust the first time can also create him again after he becomes dust.
➋ { وَ مَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ اُنْثٰى وَ لَا تَضَعُ اِلَّا بِعِلْمِهٖ :} That is, all the stages from conception to birth of any female are in the knowledge of that Being, and are accomplished by His perfect power. So, what difficulty is there for Him to recreate this human after death? For a similar verse, see Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah (8).
➌ {وَ مَا يُعَمَّرُ مِنْ مُّعَمَّرٍ … :} This is the third proof of resurrection after death, that is, whether someone is given a longer life or a shorter life, all of this is recorded in a Book, and Allah Almighty has already decreed it. So, the Being who has already written the lifespan of every long-lived and short-lived person, and who is aware of every moment of each person's life, what difficulty can there be for Him to recreate them?
➍ That is, although it is impossible for you and for all creation to know these matters beforehand or to decide them, for Allah Almighty this is absolutely easy, because He already knows all these things and has always been fully capable of doing all this.
➋ { وَ مَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ اُنْثٰى وَ لَا تَضَعُ اِلَّا بِعِلْمِهٖ :} That is, all the stages from conception to birth of any female are in the knowledge of that Being, and are accomplished by His perfect power. So, what difficulty is there for Him to recreate this human after death? For a similar verse, see Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah (8).
➌ {وَ مَا يُعَمَّرُ مِنْ مُّعَمَّرٍ … :} This is the third proof of resurrection after death, that is, whether someone is given a longer life or a shorter life, all of this is recorded in a Book, and Allah Almighty has already decreed it. So, the Being who has already written the lifespan of every long-lived and short-lived person, and who is aware of every moment of each person's life, what difficulty can there be for Him to recreate them?
➍ That is, although it is impossible for you and for all creation to know these matters beforehand or to decide them, for Allah Almighty this is absolutely easy, because He already knows all these things and has always been fully capable of doing all this.
