سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 11
وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Who sends down water (rain) from the sky in due measure, then We revive a dead land therewith, and even so you will be brought forth (from the graves).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِى
wa-alladhī
And the One Who
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۢ
māan
water
بِقَدَرٍۢ
biqadarin
in (due) measure
فَأَنشَرْنَا
fa-ansharnā
then We revive
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
بَلْدَةًۭ
baldatan
a land
مَّيْتًۭا ۚ
maytan
dead
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
thus
تُخْرَجُونَ
tukh'rajūna
you will be brought forth
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 الَّذِيْ نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ:} For its explanation, see the commentary of Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse (18).
➋ In { فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا: ’’ وَ الَّذِيْ نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ ‘‘}, He mentioned Himself in the third person, and in {’’ فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ ‘‘}, He spoke in the first person plural; the purpose of this is to express His sovereignty and greatness, that it is We who revive the dead city with rain—no one else has this power, nor is anyone else a partner in it.
➌ { كَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ :} The revival of dead land with rain is presented as evidence for the Resurrection, that just as We revive and populate the dead land with rain, likewise We will resurrect you and bring you out from your graves. For further details, see Surah An-Nahl (65), Al-Hajj (6, 5), Ar-Rum (50), Fatir (9), and Surah Ya-Sin (34, 33).
➋ In { فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا: ’’ وَ الَّذِيْ نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ ‘‘}, He mentioned Himself in the third person, and in {’’ فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ ‘‘}, He spoke in the first person plural; the purpose of this is to express His sovereignty and greatness, that it is We who revive the dead city with rain—no one else has this power, nor is anyone else a partner in it.
➌ { كَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ :} The revival of dead land with rain is presented as evidence for the Resurrection, that just as We revive and populate the dead land with rain, likewise We will resurrect you and bring you out from your graves. For further details, see Surah An-Nahl (65), Al-Hajj (6, 5), Ar-Rum (50), Fatir (9), and Surah Ya-Sin (34, 33).
