سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 64
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things. That is Allâh, your Lord: so Blessed be Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
قَرَارًۭا
qarāran
a place of settlement
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ
wal-samāa
and the sky
بِنَآءًۭ
bināan
a canopy
وَصَوَّرَكُمْ
waṣawwarakum
and He formed you
فَأَحْسَنَ
fa-aḥsana
and perfected
صُوَرَكُمْ
ṣuwarakum
your forms
وَرَزَقَكُم
warazaqakum
and provided you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ
l-ṭayibāti
the good things
ذَٰلِكُمُ
dhālikumu
That
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
رَبُّكُمْ ۖ
rabbukum
your Lord
فَتَبَارَكَ
fatabāraka
Then blessed (is)
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
رَبُّ
rabbu
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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 64) ➊ { اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ قَرَارًا … :} Before this, along with the mention of night and day, the temporal blessings were mentioned. In this verse, Allah has reminded man of His exclusive Lordship by mentioning five more blessings out of His countless blessings upon mankind. These blessings are related to place or to the person of man. The first blessing is making the earth a dwelling place. This includes several things: one is that when He created the earth, it was shaking, then He fixed mountains in it with such balance and proportion that it became a place of settlement for humans and all living beings. If it had remained in a constant state of earthquake, no living being could have lived on it. (See An-Nahl: 15, Al-Anbiya: 31, Luqman: 10) The second is that the earth provides shelter to humans and all living beings during life and gathers them after death as well; if it did not have this quality, no living being could have survived due to the stench. (See Al-Mursalat: 25, 26) And third, all the necessities of man—food, drink, clothing, etc.—are all dependent on the earth; if Allah had not placed this quality in it, no living being could have survived here. This has been mentioned at several places in the Qur’an. The second blessing is making the sky a canopy, a roof without pillars, protected from falling and from all kinds of calamities. For details, see Surah Al-Anbiya (32), Ar-Ra’d (2), and Luqman (10).
The third blessing is shaping man’s form, and that too with great care, with His own hands. (See Surah Sad: 38) The fourth blessing is making man’s form good; unlike other animals, he walks upright on two feet and eats and drinks with his hands. For further details, see the commentary of Surah Bani Isra’il, Ayah (70): « وَ لَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِيْۤ اٰدَمَ وَ حَمَلْنٰهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ … ». The fifth blessing is granting “Tayyibat” (pure things) as sustenance. When the word { ’’ الطَّيِّبٰتِ ‘‘} comes in the context of halal and haram, it means halal things, and when mentioned as a favor, it means delicious things. Here, this is the meaning, because unlike all other animals, man’s food is the most delicious part of everything. Besides food, this includes countless Tayyibat in marriage, clothing, adornment, and dwelling.
➋ { ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمْ:} Its explanation has already passed in the previous verses.
➌ For the explanation of {فَتَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ: ’’تَبَارَكَ‘‘}, see the first verse of Surah Al-Mulk.
The third blessing is shaping man’s form, and that too with great care, with His own hands. (See Surah Sad: 38) The fourth blessing is making man’s form good; unlike other animals, he walks upright on two feet and eats and drinks with his hands. For further details, see the commentary of Surah Bani Isra’il, Ayah (70): « وَ لَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِيْۤ اٰدَمَ وَ حَمَلْنٰهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ … ». The fifth blessing is granting “Tayyibat” (pure things) as sustenance. When the word { ’’ الطَّيِّبٰتِ ‘‘} comes in the context of halal and haram, it means halal things, and when mentioned as a favor, it means delicious things. Here, this is the meaning, because unlike all other animals, man’s food is the most delicious part of everything. Besides food, this includes countless Tayyibat in marriage, clothing, adornment, and dwelling.
➋ { ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمْ:} Its explanation has already passed in the previous verses.
➌ For the explanation of {فَتَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ: ’’تَبَارَكَ‘‘}, see the first verse of Surah Al-Mulk.
