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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 81
أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth, Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the All-Knowing Supreme Creator.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَيْسَ
awalaysa
Is it not
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(He) Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
بِقَـٰدِرٍ
biqādirin
Able
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
to
أَن
an
[that]
يَخْلُقَ
yakhluqa
create
مِثْلَهُم ۚ
mith'lahum
(the) like of them
بَلَىٰ
balā
Yes, indeed
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ
l-khalāqu
(is) the Supreme Creator
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
l-ʿalīmu
the All-Knower
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 81){ اَوَ لَيْسَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ بِقٰدِرٍ … :} This is the third proof of resurrection: look at the heavens and the earth, observe the wondrous and magnificent things that Allah has placed in them, and compare them to man. Can the One who created this great heaven and earth not create this weakly-structured human, either for the first time or again? Then Allah Himself answered: Why not! He is both the Creator and the All-Knowing. When the attribute of creation and the attribute of knowledge are combined in Him in their complete perfection, then which dead being is there that He cannot bring to life? Allah has mentioned the creation of the heavens and the earth as a powerful proof of resurrecting mankind in several places, as He said: « لَخَلْقُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ» [المؤمن : ۵۷ ] “Surely the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind.” And He said: «اَوَ لَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ وَ لَمْ يَعْيَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰۤى اَنْ يُّحْيِۧ الْمَوْتٰى بَلٰۤى اِنَّهٗ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ» [ الأحقاف : ۳۳ ] “And have they not seen that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and was not wearied by their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Why not! Surely He is powerful over everything.” And He said: « ءَاَنْتُمْ اَشَدُّ خَلْقًا اَمِ السَّمَآءُ بَنٰىهَا» [النازعات : ۲۷ ] “Are you more difficult to create or the heaven? He constructed it.”
