سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 13
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا ۚ وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is He Who shows you His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and sends down (rain with which grows) provision for you from the sky. And none remembers but those who turn (to Allâh in obedience and) in repentance (by begging His Pardon and by worshipping and obeying Him Alone and none else).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
يُرِيكُمْ
yurīkum
shows you
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ
āyātihi
His Signs
وَيُنَزِّلُ
wayunazzilu
and sends down
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
رِزْقًۭا ۚ
riz'qan
provision
وَمَا
wamā
But (does) not
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
take heed
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(one) who
يُنِيبُ
yunību
turns
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 13) ➊ { هُوَ الَّذِيْ يُرِيْكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ:} That is, it is Allah alone who shows you countless signs of His existence and His oneness, which existed even when the deities you have made did not even exist. Even now, no giver or helper claims, nor can claim, that he has created all this, or that he has any share in its creation. In the Noble Qur’an, Allah has mentioned many of these signs; these signs are both in the horizons (the universe) and within the human self. See Surah Yunus (6), Ha Mim As-Sajdah (53), Ar-Rum (20 to 27), Al-Baqarah (164), Al-Jathiyah (35), and Surah Al-Mu’min (79, 80). By Allah’s signs are meant the miracles granted to the Prophets (peace be upon them) as well as the strange and wondrous events and incidents that indicate His power, which from time to time appear before mankind, as Allah said regarding the miracles of Musa (peace be upon him): «وَ لَقَدْ اَرَيْنٰهُ اٰيٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَ اَبٰى » [ طٰہٰ : ۵۶ ] “And indeed, We showed him (Pharaoh) all Our signs, but he denied and refused.”
➋ { وَ يُنَزِّلُ لَكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا:} After saying that He alone is the One who shows you His signs, He mentioned one of His great signs. By {’’ رِزْقًا ‘‘} is meant rain here, because it is the cause of human sustenance. All plants grow from it, which are eaten by all those animals that are human food or serve him in other ways. See Surah Al-Baqarah (22), Al-Jathiyah (5), Ibrahim (32), Qaf (9 to 11), and Surah An-Nahl (10, 11).
➌ {وَ مَا يَتَذَكَّرُ اِلَّا مَنْ يُّنِيْبُ:} That is, the signs of Allah’s power and oneness are countless, but only those who turn back (to Him) take heed from them. If a person only considers his own sustenance and observes which elements of power are at work to provide it, and how they are working in harmony with each other, he would never dare to commit shirk, because the One who made and runs all these things is One. If He were not One, the universe could not remain for even a moment. But the person who turns away from Allah and does not pay attention to His signs, even if he sees the greatest sign, cannot take any lesson from it, because the veils of blind following of forefathers, prejudice, and stubbornness are covering his eyes.
➋ { وَ يُنَزِّلُ لَكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا:} After saying that He alone is the One who shows you His signs, He mentioned one of His great signs. By {’’ رِزْقًا ‘‘} is meant rain here, because it is the cause of human sustenance. All plants grow from it, which are eaten by all those animals that are human food or serve him in other ways. See Surah Al-Baqarah (22), Al-Jathiyah (5), Ibrahim (32), Qaf (9 to 11), and Surah An-Nahl (10, 11).
➌ {وَ مَا يَتَذَكَّرُ اِلَّا مَنْ يُّنِيْبُ:} That is, the signs of Allah’s power and oneness are countless, but only those who turn back (to Him) take heed from them. If a person only considers his own sustenance and observes which elements of power are at work to provide it, and how they are working in harmony with each other, he would never dare to commit shirk, because the One who made and runs all these things is One. If He were not One, the universe could not remain for even a moment. But the person who turns away from Allah and does not pay attention to His signs, even if he sees the greatest sign, cannot take any lesson from it, because the veils of blind following of forefathers, prejudice, and stubbornness are covering his eyes.
